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Onwabile Allegedly Obeyed Paul Mashatile’s Orders to Stop Fees Protests

REVEALED: Onwabile Allegedly Obeyed Paul Mashatile’s Orders To Stop The Fees Protests Lubhelwana said all these allegations are means of further dividing the structure of the SRC and some of his colleagues want to topple him from power. By The Open Journal in News, Politics on November 2, 2016September 3, 2018 One…

More Than 15 Students Arrested at UJ Soweto Campus

Student life, Student protests

More Than 15 Students Arrested at UJ- Soweto Campus. At the arrival of the scene, after the police had forcefully dispersed the students with rubber bullets, one police officer by the name of Matlou Mteto, said the police have never fired anything at the students of Soweto campus today. By The Open Journal in News…

Do You Feel Safe at UJ After the Recent Shoot-out

Student life

Do You Feel Safe At UJ After The Shoot-out? The Open Journal went to find out how do the students feel about their safety since the shoot-out unfolded. By Gaby Ndongo in Opinion, Word On the Street on March 14, 2017November 20, 2019 One comment By Gaby Ndongo (3 mins read) Due to…

Corruption Allegations Incite EFFSC and DASO to Boycott the 2017 UJ-APK Elections

Campus politics, Student life

“Corruption” Incites EFFSC And DASO To Boycott The 2017 UJ-APK Elections It is very imminent that the Democratic Alliance Student Organisation (DASO) will join the EFFSC by boycotting the 2017 elections. By The Open Journal in News, Politics on March 28, 2017November 27, 2018 One comment By Magnificent Mndebele A possible…

UJ Student Activists Challenge the ‘One-Sided’ State Capture Debate

Campus politics, Student life

UJ Student Activists Challenge The “One-Sided” State Capture Debate The battle lines were drawn last night when UJ students Tshepo Goba and Palesa Medupe posed tough questions to the former finance minister and his deputy during the question and answer session of the Seminar. By The Open Journal in News, Politics on July…

#NSFASIsFailingUS Petition Gains Momentum After Reports of Suicide Attempts

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#NSFASIsFailingUS Petition On The Move After Others Wanted To Commit Suicide The #NSFASIsFailingUs Campaign was created by Sandisiwe Maseti, a student at the University of Pretoria who majors in political science, on Monday the 6th of February. By The Open Journal in Money, News on February 13, 2017January 27, 2019 No comments …

A Love Affair Between the Chef and His Ingredients

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A Love Affair Between The Chef And His Ingredients Despite the fact that he earned a meager wage, he was never disheartened as he put it that he would be “so happy that [he] could deliver [as] people could actually return empty plates and some even asked for [the chef who cooked the food] By The…

A Magnificent Journey: From Destitute to Greatness

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A Magnificent Journey: From Destitute To Greatness Life was hard for Magnificent growing up without his parents there. He depended on his grandmother’s laborious efforts to survive. She was his support structure both socially and economically. By The Open Journal in Uncategorized on February 9, 2017November 27, 2018 No comments By Masindi Mamphiswana…

An Uneducated Man Budgeted Over 100k to Help Needy People

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‘I Have A Dream,’ An Uneducated Man Had Budgeted More Than 100k For The Needy People Thokozani village is a place enclaved by tall forests and mountains and is home to a majority who are either unemployed or are exploited workers and earn a meagre wage. By The Open Journal in Money on …

United in Struggle: Protesters Face the Same Predicament Amid FeesMustFall

Student life, Student protests

One Enemy, One Battle, And Same Predicament The 2017-FeesMustFall has led to another revelation which has not been heard in the media. By The Open Journal in Politics on September 23, 2016January 7, 2019 No comments By Magnificent Mndebele During the FeesMustFall at Wits University students went to other campuses to urge for participation.…