Comments on: SA UNIVERSITY A HOTBED OF HOMOPHOBIA?

By: paul magagula

paul magagula — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 02:35:23 +0000

leadership must go and learn how to speak in public platforms. if former president chose his words correctly when he posted derogatory material in his wall, i believe all this stare could have been avoided. at the end of the day, your feelings must not undermine the next person’s feelings, despite their sexual orientation, or disability.

everyone is entitled to their opinion, as much as you would feel offended if this minority group starts talking things that shouldn’t be uttered, i believe that is the same way they feel. if the rest of South Africa has accepted, what is so special about Univen that they refuse to be civilized?

By: Thabang24

Thabang24 — Sun, 23 Feb 2014 14:13:06 +0000

I was studying at UNIVEN in 2009, because of the way I was treated in campus I went back to the closet and later on decided to drop out of school and come to study in Johannesburg. My heart bleeding for young children who are experiencing what I went through. Last month I met 4 UNIVEN student who are gays, their stories shocked me and one day I want to stand and talk about my experience with an aim of changing the situation at UNIVEN.

By: ndangi

ndangi — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 14:33:44 +0000

As of myself, personally, I’m congenial with the former President to disregard the recognition of “A MAN and A MAN” and “A WOMAN and A WOMAN”….

By: Chauke Brael

Chauke Brael — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 03:52:47 +0000

During our SRC we never looked on faces but we looked on facts,so l want to encourage the current and future SRC to take decision based on facts not based on pressure of media .LGBTI must not ever try to use media to furnish the name of university without having concrete evidence.You can not apply unjust law justly.our SRC we oppose to dichotomy.LGBTI they have thwarted personal ambitious. As a former SRC member who s round by defending our constitution to the fullest during our terms ,lam personally munch more concerned about what is happening now,than what will happen in the future.The future will always be the seguence of present day events.it doesn’t need a traditional doctor or scientic that LGBTI doesn’t meet the regurements as per the SRC constitution ,and nothing e’lse,unless the current SRC they will amend it inoder to suit them.lam round to be one of the SRC that

By: Chauke gift

Chauke gift — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 20:52:53 +0000

Jah let me be frank with u, i don’t have any problem with gays and lesbian aslong as they don’t gays next to me its okey!! EEf and AgangSA wree not recognise too only because constituational the were not meeting requirments, what so special with this gays group bcaz in univen when u seek recognation it mst meet the requirements of src constituation then the student affairs and src will research about such stracture then if they meet requirments of recognation by the SRA constituation they will be recognised !!! Even now EFF is not recognise what so special with cdes, to take university to media it was a flop and mathelemusa was ryt to view out how he feels abt gays and lesbian because even u gays and lesbian u went 2 media to view out how u feels to be gays and lesbians !! This is brotherly advice go get all reqirements and submit to src!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will only have problem when u start gaying next to me!!!!!!!!!

By: Mamba Writer

Mamba Writer — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 16:50:13 +0000

In reply to mudau mafulo.

Hi Madau. Unfortunately, we cannot view your contact numbers on your Facebook profile. We’d love to hear from you and from Mathelemusa Andisani Mushavhi. Please contact us on info@mambaonline.com and we will certainly hear what you have to say. Thanks – Editor

By: mudau mafulo

mudau mafulo — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 13:17:49 +0000

for future sake its important to get the information from both sides, my Facebook post is not blocked and my contact numbers are not hidden, let me make this clear that their application was rejected based on the constitution of the SRC, however they decided to run straight to media after two years. Such people need help because they are mental sick

By: Chauke Brael

Chauke Brael — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 09:30:12 +0000

Good morning

Please kindly take notice that its a great pleasure for me to responds on this LGBTI saga ,l was part of the SRC of 2011_12 together with Zikwe, mushavi under the supervision of President Mudau Mafulo ,predominantly known as “Swole” l swim in the same pool with my former colleague Cde Zikwe on his remarks on this saga.The application letter it,s brought to our attention ,and we gave it urgent special attention that it deserve,however we found that the structure doesn’t meet evil a single reguirements as per our SRC constitution ,one of the regurements for a structure to be recognised is that,the structure must have 100 members ,however themselves they were two (2) a short lady & a tall guy.lam the one who received their application letter evil in their top 5 postion there was a lot of pool of vacant,there was no deputy chairperson,no deputy Secretary & no treasurer, it was only chaioerson & secretary,l asked them before l hand the letter to the cabinet for discussion they said we are working on that.When we told them about the issue of 100 members they went to the first year students students and do roll calls in order for them to meet the reguirements ,when we called the students to verify if they ate the members of that structure students they distance themselves from he structure ,so what they except bcoz they don’t meet the regurements as per our constitution therefore their application it was turned down based on merit.As Zikwe said university of venda is not a traditional university but is a comphesive university,during in our SRC we never

By: thendo

thendo — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 07:43:28 +0000

this story does not convey the state of lesbians and gays in univen but rellies on the two mentioned.
univen src and management has its policies for recognition of a student body and if they are not met you cant blame univen bt da group. during my time at univen the gays and lesbians were treated the same as others and I dont think the was ever sum1 who was discriminated at. I had plenty of gay friends and they enjoyed their time at univen till their graduations.
As 4 u sayin u tried contacting Mr Dzaga and he ddnt respond I doubt u had hs rite contacts.

As zwike said, u shuld hav verified if da group met da requirements for recognition, da 100 signatures is not da only 1 but part of many requirements.
Also insuniating that univen is stuck on venda culture dats wrong.

By: Adrianus Hardy

Adrianus Hardy — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 07:17:17 +0000

Horrible, it sends shivers down my spine to think that UNIVEN is a hot bed of bigotry.

“As it stands now it appears as if our university is homophobic” it certainly does and this must change, it’s also entirely illegal too based on our countries constitution.