Former Rhodes University student Yolanda Dyantyi, who was banned from the institution for life in 2017, wants R10 million and an apology, among other demands, after she won her case in the Suprme Court of Appeal.
Cebelihle Bhengu and Lisalee SolomonsA former Rhodes University student who was banned for life is demanding R10 million and an apology, among other things.olanda Dyantyi won her case against the university in the Supreme Court of Appeal.er lawyer said she suffered reputational damage, loss of income, emotional stress, trauma and shock.
The Eastern Cape High Court in Grahamstown dismissed her review application in March 2020. The SCA set aside that judgment. Now, in a letter News24 has seen, Dyantyi's lawyers have demanded that the university pay their client R10 million, issue her with an apology, and pay R214 000 to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme , which she owes.
But Rhodes University spokesperson Velisile Bukula told News24 that the university did not receive anything from Dyantyi's lawyers. In the SCA's judgment, it emerged that the university was affected by student protests from 17 to 20 April 2016. During the protests, three male students were removed from their rooms at university residences, manhandled and deprived of their freedom of movement.Despite calls for his release from the vice-chancellor and other members of the univeristy's senior management, one of the students was held against his will for about 11 hours.
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