Protests and shutdowns at campuses rocked by sexual violence
While Rhodes University has been left reeling by the death of Khensani Maseko‚ students at the nearby Nelson Mandela University have forced a suspension of lectures following the rape of a student over the weekend. The Student Representative Council (SRC) at Rhodes on Monday led an "academic shutdown" on campus following reports that Maseko had committed suicide after she had been raped. The council said in a statement that it was informed on Saturday about the death of Khensani Maseko‚ a third-year BA student‚ at her Johannesburg home on Friday. According to reports‚ Maseko committed suicide after she was allegedly raped in the recent past. "The news of her passing has been received with great shock and sadness by the entire student body. As such‚ the student body is experiencing deep levels of grief and anger. In light of these events and in honour of her life‚ the SRC is launching a formal academic shutdown‚" said the SRC. In a social media post‚ the council’s Dingaan Booi said: ...
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