Two years of frustration came to an end on Wednesday as the first cohort of students of the University of Fort Hare’s speech and language pathology programme finally graduated. The students were meant to graduate in 2022, but challenges to the status of the qualification for the four-year course hindered their progress and most were unable to find work.
The president of the National Tertiary Education Union, who claimed he was kidnapped and tortured by police a year ago, says he will challenge his dismissal from the University of Fort Hare.
Buffalo City Metro mayor Princess Faku says the suspension of her graduation by the University of Fort Hare in 2023 was a deliberate attempt by the institution to ruin her political career, resulting in severe reputational damage. The suspension has since been lifted by the university amid a court battle, which she won earlier in 2024.
At least four of the 15 people arrested in connection with murders and attempted murders at the University of Fort Hare had been placed on suspension by the university since 2022.
The Makhanda high court has granted Buffalo City TVET College (BCC) an interim interdict against protesting students who allegedly caused disruptions at the college campuses.