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SRC ELECTIONS: Walter Sisulu University students affiliated to the South African Students’ Congress (Sasco) after casting their votes in the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) election in Komani today   Picture: ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA

SRC election results expected by Monday at WSU

Walter Sisulu University (WSU) students in Komani are currently voting for their leaders in the Student Representative Council (SRC) elections today. The online polls which pit student formations at the institution, including the ANC…

Some Walter Sisulu University students were deregistered.Image: FILE

WSU students year in turmoil after suddenly being deregistered

More than 100 Walter Sisulu University students were abruptly deregistered in the middle of the year. According to the students, who were all in the faculty of science, engineering and technology, they registered for the 2020 academic…

EMLM donates land to university

Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality (EMLM) executive mayor Luleka Gubula recently announced that the local authority had donated 115 hectares of land to Walter Sisulu University (WSU) for a new building. The announcement was made during a…

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WSU to hold virtual graduation ceremony on Friday

Graduating is too big an achievement to be underplayed because of a national lockdown. This is why Walter Sisulu University has opted to put together a virtual graduation ceremony to honour more than 6,000 graduates on Friday, university…

RAISING A GENERATION: Walter Sisulu University’s Naledi Mensah is in the running to be crowned the inaugural Miss Moral Regeneration South Africa Picture: SUPPLIED

Local beauty wants to be crowned fairest of them all

At the tender age of 19, Walter Sisulu University (WSU) student Naledi Mensah wants to help raise a generation of young girls who know the only limit to their goals is a determination to succeed. The Mthatha-born Bachelor of Education…

WSU students left stranded

The Uncedo Taxi Service Association Komani branch stopped transport operations at Walter Sisulu University (WSU) last week following claims of a ‘biased’ tender document and the outsourcing of transport services by the university. A…

WSU parents Welcome Day tomorrow

The Walter Sisulu University (WSU) Queenstown Campus will host a parents Welcome Day event at the institution’s Masibulele site in Whittlesea tomorrow. All parents, guardians and news students are encouraged to attend Picture: SUPPLIED

Student wears traditional attire to graduation ceremony

Zenoyise Silwana, who was recently conferred with a Bachelor of Education qualification wearing traditional attire at Walter Sisulu University, Komani campus, wants to inspire young people to conserve their cultural identities. Silwana…

OUR LIVES MATTER: Walter Sisulu University students protest outside the premises of a student accommodation building over poor living conditions       Picture: ZINTLE BOBELO

Students protest over ‘poor living conditions’ at residence

Walter Sisulu University (WSU) students who are beneficiaries of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) embarked on a mini protest outside their student residence in Wodehouse Street last week, following countless alleged…

Walter Sisulu University student killed in ‘mob justice’ attack

A Walter Sisulu University student at the Mthatha campus has been killed after he was allegedly assaulted by fellow students and thrown off a third floor balcony. The student was beaten on Saturday night after he was accused of being a…