May/June 2018 - Volume 2, Issue 3 Willa de Ruyter ne of South Africa’s most revered event hosted at the Vaal University of Technolo- Two of its students, one club member and athletes, Mogadi Caster Semenya, has gy from 27 to 29 April 2018.04.24 one staff member were part of team SA at the recent Commonwealth Games and added to Osigned an agreement with the Tshwane The announcement of the agreement between the medal tally. Two international students also University of Technology (TUT) to become the TUT and Semenya was made at an official made their presence felt at the event University’s number one sporting ambassador. welcome back event for a group of five TUT According to the year-long agreement, that affiliated athletes who participated in the recent Stephen Mokoka, Olympian and South Africa’s will be up for review annually, Semenya will run Commonwealth Games. 10 000m sensation; Dumisani Chauke, TUT’s Sport Organiser & Netball SA’s thriving coach; in TUT colours at local events. Caster participat- Speaking at the event, Semenya said she TUT athletics club member Henricho Bruint- ed for TUT during the University Sports South wanted to make a change in the lives of young jies and Caster Semenya, the country’s leading Africa National Institutional Track and Field people, especially those in rural areas in the female athlete who is currently enrolled for a B country. Sharing her own experiences as a child Tech: Sport Management, represented South from a rural area and the challenges she had to Africa. Semenya clinched gold medals in the overcome, she said this change in her life is all women’s 800 m and 1500 m events, among about improving sport at TUT and highlighting others breaking Zola Budd's 1 500m national the opportunities the University offers to the record. Henricho went on to also earn silver South African youth. medals in the men’s 100m final and the 4x100 m “I want to show children that anything is possi- relay race. ble through hard work and effort,” she said. International student, Erikah Seyama, who She added that although she has studied at studies Sport Management and hails from two other big universities in the country, she Swaziland, participated in the high jump event. was inspired by TUT’s approach as a people’s Calvin Ndlovu, a Master’s Student in Organi- university. sational Leadership from Zambia, strutted his At the beginning of 2018 Semenya and Du- stuff on the squash court. misani Chauke, Netball SA’s thriving coach and Team SA bagged 37 medals and ended 6th TUT’s Sport Organiser both enrolled for a B overall in the medals ranking. The medals were Tech in Sport Management at TUT. as follows: 13 Gold, 11 Silver, and 13 Bronze. 1 page BUA TUT SGLD EDITORIAL TEAM Editor Athenkosi Lolwana BUIST SRC leadership Social Media Editor Hlonipha Respect Masinga Tumi Mary Mphaho shwane University of Technology BUIST SRC president Gofamodimo Nkape Events Coordinator welcomed Botswana international said they were happy to meet people who are Kgolongwana Mailula Tuniversity of sciences and Technology dealing with such a large number of students Layout and Design (BUIST) SRC student leaders for training. The who remain dedicated as the people they saw, training took place at Toppieshoek over a Nkape continued that BUIST is only five years Nadia Ross few days and included a campus visit at the old and only caters for two thousand students. (TUT Printing Services) Pretoria west campus, which was followed by “South Africa is on a good path to development Reporters an interview on Tshwane Fm. The TUT SRC the people we met are advanced in the field Tumi Mphaho interacted with the BUIST SRC in a session that of student governance and leadership “, said Mvuselelo Lubisi took place at Pretoria west campus Leadership Nkape. Lindokuhle Mabena lab. Sipho Sekese TUT SRC president, said the Jeanette Tshakane session was fruitful they discussed the economy Rhulisa Mogane (Polokwane) and issues of governance and were all pleased to Katlego kgasago (Polokwane) Dean of student affairs from have met fellow students of Botswana Lungile Mthombeni (Emalahleni) BUIST, Dr Kitso Sidiba said Nolitha Nganase (Mbombela) Student life and governance officer, Tshephang Nthabiseng Lonia Legodi they learnt more than they Manyesa said the SRC training went well for (Mbombela) had anticipated.” Dr Kitso Botswana international university of science and technology, their student leaders really loved Contributors said they came to train the training, we got very positive feedback, said Alice Ledwaba their SRC but it is for the Manyesa. 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The Minister of Police, Bheki Cele, announced the pilot project on Friday, 11 May, following a dialogue with students, a meeting with members of the Executive and Campus Management Committees as well as a walk-about in the community around the Soshanguve campuses. 3 page BUA LORRAINE KHOZA Her story Lindokuhle Mabena tudents face many difficulties through their stories, but Lorraine was brave enough their first days in varsity getting to come out with her story and even offered S registered and also looking for other victims a shoulder to cry on. accommodation, for those who come from Lorraine explains that she was advised to far places the situation becomes worse take time off schooling to recover from because they become desperate and take the incident but she was reluctant knowing whatever that comes their way. that she had a goal to achieve and she Lorraine Khoza graduated her National stayed and continued to study towards her Diploma in Internal Auditing during the National Diploma. 2018 autumn graduation season, she took a brave step and took to Facebook to detail “Situations such as a story of how she was raped and assaulted during her first month in varsity looking for mine we encounter day accommodation. to day as women and it “At exactly a month into varsity fresh from high school, I was raped by a total stranger hurts, it is wrong also whilst looking for accommodation in Ga- so it’s either you deal Rankuwa” said Lorraine explaining the incident. with it permanently or TUT STUDENT Lorraine explained that the perpetrator you allow it to deal with found her crying walking around the streets ARRESTED looking for accommodation, she further you” said Lorraine she for said that at first she was reluctant to open further said that she up to the perpetrator however, after a attempted rape while talking to him she eventually opened could not allow what up to and told him that she was looking Mvuselelo Lubisi for accommodation, at which point the happened to bring her perpetrator offered to assist her to look for former international student allegedly a place. down. stabbed a Tshwane university of Lorraine added that though the perpetrator Later the perpetrator offered her a place to Technology (TUT) engineering student was arrested later released which pained A sleep over that night saying that he stayed in an attempt of rape. The incident happened at her a lot, she feels that justice was not with a lady who the victim would share a the Soshanguve South campus where campus served and would not be able to elaborate bed with. “If it was not for my late aunt who security guards came to the rescue of the on the case as it raises every now and then called police from home I would be dead screaming female student. due to further investigations. by now” said Lorraine explaining how she There was an attempt of rape at the Sos- survived the incident. We congratulate you Lorraine on your graduation and we wish you all the best for hanguve South campus, security officers According to Lorraine, the perpetrator your future endevours, we as Bua stand with apprehended the suspect and he was taken locked her into the house for hours that is all victims of violent gender-based crimes to Soshanguve police station where he was when she started panicking, asked to bath, and we say charged with attempted rape and assault. Pro- and contacted her aunt for help. It is very fessor Elsabe Coetzee interim Campus Rector rare to find victims of rape coming out with #NotInOurName Soshanguve condemned any act of violence against any students confirming that the victim was rushed to Goerge Mokhari hospital for se- vere injuries, she also added that the suspect is not a registered student for the 2018 academic year. Nomadlozi Mohlala a student from the Sos- hanguve campus said the student was studying in an open classroom when she was attacked. “The student was from a study room, she then left for a bathroom break it was at that moment when she was attacked” Mohlala explained.