Beach sprint champs in action
studying for only seven semesters, were registered for honours degrees, and others were employed as qualified teachers.
A group of concerned students investigated and learnt about the alleged secret deal. They claimed these students were allowed to register for more than five modules in one semester.
A student said he was forced to take a break from his studies in 2014 because of financial difficulties and returned in 2015 expecting to be allowed to register for the additional modules he had missed the previous year, but was apparently refused.
He had been told it was against the rules to register for more than five modules in one semester. He was, however, surprised to discover this year that some students who were financially excluded in the same year as him were on the list to graduate next month.
“If it was against the university policies, then whoever allowed the other students to do so had clearly committed fraud and should be exposed,” he said.
Another student alleged the irregularity began in 2014 after some were excluded as they owed fees from the previous year.
“We could not access their academic files as proof, but these were the people we knew and were in the same level of study.
“We were surprised as to how and when they did all the modules. What’s even more suspicious is that they did not attend classes or write the tests. Where did they get the DPs (duly performed) marks? We have reason to believe these students, who also have strong links to the SRC, cut a deal during the strike.” WORLD Championship beach sprint medallists Ryle de Morny and Mandi Maritz will be among the world-class acts at the General Tire Lifesaving South Africa National Champs in Camps Bay from March 29 to April 1.
Ryle de Morny is the quickest man on beach sand in South Africa and for the best part of the last decade has been the fastest in the world.
He is a double gold medal World Champion and the man who, since 2008, has set the standards globally in the beach sprinting and beach flags disciplines of lifesaving.
With over 700 competitors from around the country battling it out over four days in a multitude of lifesaving events, the champs provide the opportunity to acknowledge and support the unheralded heroes whose work demands respect and recognition.
General Tire recently committed in excess of R5 million to a threeyear investment in Lifesaving South Africa to complement their road safety initiatives with the crucial need for water safety.
Road accidents and drownings are among the leading causes of death among children of 15 years and younger. – Staff Reporter