Kenspeckle comes from Scottish and Northern English dialects, ultimately relating back to Norwegian
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Tuesday, September 7, 2010
rubric (noun)
1. A title, heading, or the like, written or printed in red or otherwise distinguished from the rest of the text.
2. A direction for the conduct of divine service.
3. Any established mode of conduct or procedure.
Rubric's origin relates to its color; the source is the Latin rubrica, "red ocher."
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010
House Warden for Majuba Residence
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Monday, August 16, 2010
South African Women in Science Awards by Trevor Manuel
Date: 13/08/2010
Source: The Presidency
Title: SA: Manuel: Address by the Minister in the Presidency responsible for National Planning, at the South African Women in Science Awards, Johannesburg
Programme Director, Dr Pamela Dube
Minister Naledi Pandor
Deputy Minister Derek Hanekom
Director General of Science & Technology
Representatives of Co-sponsors of Women in Science
Distinguished Guests
Ladies and Gentlemen
I am indeed pleased to be here with you this evening, and to be able to address you on this auspicious occasion. I want to thank all Women in Science in South Africa and congratulate all the nominees for this evening's awards. Ahead of us are significant challenges that will demand the attention and intellect of all of us, but especially of those best equipped to read the moment and respond appropriately - and who better than our Women in Science?
In just over 700 days, the 7-billionth human being will join us on the planet. She is likely to be girl child and to be born in a developing country - probably in Asia or Africa. What shall we tell her, as soon as she's able to comprehend our words? What would be her life expectancy - would it be the 83 years that Europeans and some East Asians now enjoy - or will it be the 37 years that Zimbabweans do? What will we tell her about inequality in income distribution? For what kind of employment, if any, should she prepare herself? What shall we know of her risk to the exposure of disease? Will malaria still remain the threat that it is? We have just seen the return of polio - how much of a risk will this be in her lifetime? And has the risk of smallpox been eliminated for all time?
What about the public services that she will have access to? How much progress would her country have made towards the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals? How many years of schooling should she expect? What about her access to public health care? How equal or unequal will her society be as she develops?
And what shall we tell her of the state in which we have left the earth? Would we, by the time of her 10th birthday, have contained our carbon dioxide emissions at the current rate of 430 parts per million? Or if it increases, where will it peak? What would the impact thereof be on climate in her part of the world? Might she expect to be impacted upon by the extensive monsoon flooding that we are now witnessing in Pakistan, or the fire ravages such as we are seeing in Russia?
What, indeed, will we tell her of her access to resources like clean air and water? What would be her chances of ever eating a fish caught wild from sea? What about the many species of bird life that would have gone the way of the dodo? How real will biodiversity be in her part of the world?
Let me share with you a bit about just one aspect of all of this, namely, water. There is clearly insufficient water to sustain the lifestyle that too many of us have become accustomed to. "The amount of moisture on earth has not changed. The water the dinosaurs drank millions of years ago is the same water that fall as rain today"..... (according to National Geographic). The difference is that there are now almost 7 billion of us. And, of the earth's moisture, only 0.8% is fresh, and only a percentage of that is potable. Since we have not managed the processes of industrialisation the water that does reach us tends to be too unpredictable - it reaches us as floods, hurricanes, rising sea levels, melting glaciers or it stays away, starving the earth of much needed moisture. And, when we have it, we consume it at alarming rates. I am not referring merely to the purer form for drinking. Far more scary is the hidden water consumption in everything we consume. Now, in an endeavour to have you share your dinner with me this evening, let me tell about water and beef - one kilogram of beef needs 14 982 litres of water for its production; it would have consumed 3 kg of grain for feed, plus the irrigation water for that grain; it would have needed 16.4kg of roughage or grasses for feed plus the irrigation water for the grasses and that single kilogram of beef would have needed 70.5 l of additional water for drinking and processing. Now, having convinced you to become vegetarian right here and now, let me tell you how much water a bushel of wheat or a kilogram of beans consumes in its production...... no, let's not go there.
I raise this not as a turn-off, but as a challenge. The resource challenge is the biggest of all staring at us. It is a challenge that demands that the scientists amongst us approach it with enthusiasm and vigour. We know that science is not neutral in respect of class or purpose. Too much of scientific research is paid for by corporations that seek to maximise the fruits thereof. In the consequence, the issues that matter particularly to poor people do not benefit from the same extent of scientific enquiry as the problems that confront the rich. Nowhere is this more evident than in medical research. It is for this reason that I would applaud the breakthrough by Doctors Quarraisha Abdool Karim and her husband, Prof Salim Abdool Karim for the successful tests on the microbicide gel. The gel, as developed, empowers women - it gives them control over their lives and that is the success we should applaud.
Scientific breakthroughs, ought to be understood in terms of who it empowers. There appears to be no shortage of avenues for research, and apparently no real shortage of research grants - if the scientists are happy to place the results at the benefit of the few. And so, we must continue to campaign for space for scientists whose orientation is the service of broader humanity, particularly the poor.
This is one of the strongest motivations for the development of more women in science, and an even stronger motivation for the recruitment of women from poor backgrounds into science. Women have a much better grasp of the nature of the problems to be solved. And they're frankly much more practical than us men. A few days ago, we attended the book launch of a dear comrade, Ronnie Kasrils, who wrote this book about his late wife. There he regaled us with stories about how much better a revolutionary she was because of her practical sense. He recalled this one incident when they were to rob an explosives store to steal half-a-ton of dynamite - the macho guys had all kinds of schemes for how they would break the door down. Eleanor went to the store, saw the padlock, recorded the number and promptly went to the hardware store to buy a similar one - and the key fitted. So, practical sense is an important part of discovery.
We must work to overturn the archaic notions that have kept sufficient women from the frontiers of discovery. So seldom do we even pause to question the origins of this perversity - the novelist Charlotte Perkins Gilman reminds us that, "the original necessity for the ceaseless presence of the woman to maintain the altar fire - and it was an altar fire in very truth at one period - has passed with the means of prompt ignition; the matchbox has freed the housewife from that incessant service, but the feeling that women should stay at home, is with us yet." She wrote those words in 1860.
This is now 150 years later and we still do not have nearly sufficient women in science. Somewhere in the 18th century, Johann Wolfgang van Goethe wrote, "None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe that they are free." Let us accept that women are not yet free. Let us make the commitment to that liberation together. Let us measure that freedom in the enrolment of girl children in schools. Let us advance that freedom with progress in the teaching of mathematics and science. Let us commit to opening the doors of learning fully to all of our youth. And may you continue to be the role models that our young will want to emulate. Let us together understand the place of science in freedom.
Again, thank you for the opportunity to share this evening with you. My warmest congratulations go to this year's winners.
Thank you.
incunabulum (noun)
1. The earliest stages or first traces of anything.
2. Extant copies of books produced in the earliest stages (before 1501) of printing from movable type.
Incunabulum derives, in the early printing press industry, from the Latin incuna, "to place a baby in a cradle."
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Unlawful protest action on DFC
CIRCULAR TO ALL STAFF AND STUDENTS
2010/469
Students at DFC participated in unlawful protest action on the Doornfontein Campus yesterday and again today. Classes have been disrupted, staff and students have been threatened and intimidated and property has been damaged.
About two weeks ago, the DFC SRC initiated protests over what they perceived to be unfair financial and academic exclusion of some students in the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment at DFC from the second semester. A meeting was held on 28 July 2010 between representatives of the SRC and the Registrar and the DVC (Finance) to discuss their concerns. A follow-up meeting between the Registrar and the SRC President took place on 3 August to further clarify matters. The Registrar analysed the concerns expressed by the students on academic exclusions and took immediate steps to address the matter. The decisions taken by the Registrar were implemented in the Faculties of Science and FEBE. Last week the SRC informed Management that they were dissatisfied with the fact that not all their demands had been met and that some students were prohibited from registering for modules in the second semester, after having failed these modules in the first semester. They informed Management that they would "strike" on Tuesday 10 August, to force Management to meet their demands. On Friday 6 August a series of discussions between various roleplayers took place, in an attempt to avert the "strike", but to no avail. Students were also informed that the proposed protest action was unlawful.
When the protest action took on serious proportions on Tuesday, the Pro Vice-Chancellor went to DFC to speak to the student leadership. A meeting was arranged for Thursday 12 August between SRC representatives and members of Management to again discuss the issues. Students have chosen to continue their unlawful activities, despite having been informed of the meeting that will take place on Thursday.
Management deplores the activities of the students and also deeply regrets that normal teaching and learning activities have been interrupted and that staff and students feel unsafe. Management is doing its best to manage the situation. The SAPS has been called in, and in collaboration with the UJ Protection Services are trying to normalize the situation.
PROF DEREK VAN DER MERWE
PRO VICE-CHANCELLOR
2010-08-11
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Nelson Rholihlahla Mandela
The history and background of Nelson Rholihlahla Mandela means so much more to us than just being an international icon and the first Democratic President of South Africa. He is Madiba, our father. He was born and spent most of his formative years in the Eastern Cape.
"I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the idea of a democratic and free society. If need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die". (Nelson Mandela)
Nelson Rholihlahla Mandela was born in Qunu, a small village near Mthatha in the former Transkei, (Eastern Cape) on 18 July 1918. As a member of the Madiba clan, he was raised amongst amaXhosa royalty.
He was a paramount figure of the formation of the ANC Youth League and, in 1991, he was elected President of the African National Congress.
Upon returning from Algiers after military training, Nelson Mandela was arrested and charged with attempting to overthrow the Apartheid Government. Convicted of sabotage and treason, he was sentenced to life imprisonment on Robben Island (South Africa's Alcatraz).
The South African government responded to international pressure by releasing him on 11 February 1990 after 27 years imprisonment. He and South African President FW de Klerk jointly received the Nobel Peace Prize 1993 in recognition of their combined efforts towards reconciliation and peace in South Africa.
On 10 May 1994, he became the first democratically elected President of South Africa after a landslide victory in the April 1994 elections; it was the country's first ever election where all people (all races) of South Africa were allowed to vote. As an act of reconciliation, he appointed FW de Klerk, his formal rival, as one of two vice-presidents.
He retired from public life in June 1999, and is currently residing in Houghton, Johannesburg with his wife, Graca Machel. They exchanged vows on his 80th birthday in 1998.
He regularly visits his birthplace annually hosting local children to a Christmas Party. He has also founded the Nelson Mandela Children's Home, who take in AIDS orphans. They are educated and cared for by the tireless efforts made by volunteers and staff of the home. The 46664 Concerts which were held in Cape Town and Johannesburg respectively and the profits thereof were donated to the home for children.
This great man, whose second name, Rholihlahla, literally means "the one who pulls the tree branch" and means "trouble-maker", united his country by urging citizens to stand up for themselves; to "make a noise" and "shake things up" for the further development and just treatment of all human beings, world-wide; to reconciliation, not revenge.
Nelson Mandela remains South Africa's best known and loved hero. He is the world's icon of peace and reconciliation, and throughout history he will be seen as personifying "a spirit of freedom" internationally.
Errors and Omissions Excepted
(Courtesy safari-central.com)
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Saturday, July 10, 2010
Walk with the Giants in life
It is without a doubt the best thing to associate yourself with strong individuals if you really want to be such. Being with the weak will mislead you in thinking that you are the best, the strongest, etc. whilst you're actually the weakest.
A story goes: a mouse was crossing a bridge with an elephant. The bridge shook while they were crossing. Once they got to the other side the mouse exclaimed "Boy! We shook that bridge, didn't we?!"
You see, when you hang around with the big boys, the rich, the clever bunch, and so on, you will first feel that you are also big, rich, clever, until you really learn the skills and one day be what they are.
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Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Reitz 4 to be served court papers
6 Jul 2010
Bloemfontein - The Equality Court in Bloemfontein is to serve papers on Wednesday on four former Free State University students who made a video in which five black workers were allegedly humiliated.
The SA Human Rights Commission's Free State head Mothusi Lepheane said on Tuesday the commission handed in its papers at the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein last Wednesday.
A High Court official said the papers were to be served on the men on Wednesday.
In a statement, the commission said it asked the Equality Court to grant the women punitive damages of R1m each.
The commission said the students should also be declared guilty of unfair discrimination, by making and distributing the video.
The four students - RC Malherbe, Johnny Roberts, Schalk van der Merwe and Danie Grobler - made a video of an initiation-type ceremony in 2007 while living at the university's now-closed Reitz men's residence.
The video was leaked to the media in February 2008.
Humiliated
In it the four women cleaners and a man are seen on their hands and knees eating food which had apparently been urinated into by a white student. It also showed the women drinking from bottles of beer, racing against each other, dancing and playing rugby.
On Tuesday, the Freedom Front Plus criticised Free State HRC's "unforgiving" attitude towards the students. FF Plus youth leader Jan van Niekerk said the commission had found the students guilty without a hearing.
"What is worrying is the fact that the HRC already decided who was guilty, without any input from the Reitz students."
Van Niekerk said various complaints made by the FF Plus at the HRC's local office had never been investigated or followed-up.
"The FF Plus leader in the Free State (Abrie Oosthuizen) on 2 October 2009, even complained to President Jacob Zuma, at the way the HRC handles its cases."
Van Niekerk said the R1m claimed from each of the students in the Equality Court matter showed a clear grudge against the students.
The students had already suffered a huge loss due to the "unjust" publicity and views expressed before their hearing, he said.
The four also faced charges of crimen injuria in the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court. This matter was postponed to July 27 for trial.
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New curriculum, new language options
2010-07-06 19:47
Pretoria - Pupils now have the option of learning in their mother tongue for the first three years of schooling as part of the new curriculum, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said on Tuesday.
"The language chosen by the learner as a language of learning and teaching shall be taught as a subject, or as a first additional language from Grade 1," Motshekga told the media in Pretoria.
However, Motshekga emphasised that English would not replace pupils' home languages in the early grades.
The new curriculum Schooling 2025 would replace the highly criticised outcomes based education (OBE) system introduced in 1998.
However, OBE would not be completely scrapped but would be modified to improve the performance of school pupils.
This followed calls by teacher unions for OBE to be scrapped instead of modified as had been done.
They believed the system was biased and blamed it for the country's high failure and drop-out rates.
Admitting that the old curriculum had major problems, Motshekga said her department was reviewing the design and methodology of the OBE system.
"We have and will continue to make changes on an ongoing basis where they can be made with minimal disruption.
We expect better outcomes from the system."
Some of the changes in the system included the reduction of the number of projects for pupils with every subject in each grade consisting of its own concise curriculum, mapping out what teachers must teach and assess.
The department had since the beginning of the year done away with the need for portfolio files of pupils' assessments and discontinued the Common Tasks for Assessment for Grade 9s.
These changes followed recommendations by a ministerial committee tasked with the review of the implementation of the National Curriculum Statement in 2009.
The committee supported complaints by teachers that they were overloaded with administrative work and that curriculum goals were unrealistic as some pupils lacked resources like study material and access to the internet.
'The last ghost of 1998'
This was the third time the curriculum had been reviewed since its introduction 12 years ago.
Motshekga said this shuffling was "removing the last ghost of 1998" but was not a wholesale abandoning of the system.
"We now talk of a national curriculum and not OBE... It can't be true that we are phasing it out, we want to ensure stability and no fatigue."
Motshekga commended teachers for working hard despite the difficulties with OBE in the last 12 years - a system which she said paid little attention to knowledge but focused on skill and attitude.
"Things will from now on sail smoothly for them... We are giving them a solid base to move up... we are giving them more of less," she explained.
The policy of continuous assessment had also changed, particularly for Grade 7 to 9. Matrics remained unaffected with 75% of their marks coming from the year-end exams and 25% from continuous assessment.
Motshekga said the phasing in of the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements in primary schools would only happen next year to allow time for the orientation and training of teachers.
"We will phase in other grades in 2012 so that we can make the necessary preparations," said Motshekga.
She said because some of the changes had policy implications, her department would follow due process and invite public comment.
"Our overarching priority is to bring about a fundamental change in schooling outcomes."
Director general for basic education Bobby Soobrayan said they were comfortable with the curriculum as it now stands and that it would ensure that pupils sufficiently understood key areas like literacy and maths.
He said workbooks were an important addition to the new curriculum as they would provide support to 6.5 million pupils from Grades 1 to 6 and to 180 000 teachers in nearly 20 000 schools.
The reshuffle was well received by those in the industry.
Western Cape education minister Donald Grant said if properly implemented, these changes could improve education outcomes.
"We are also especially pleased that the changes will bring back a far greater focus on the use of textbooks and on content knowledge - two aspects we are already focusing on strongly in the Western Cape," Grant said.
"The changes will go a long way to restoring a reasonable balance in the delivery of the curriculum."
Grant said teachers would now have more time to plan classroom schedules and support individual pupils instead of being overburdened with administrative duties.
Leader of the National Professional Teachers' Organisation of South Africa Esrah Ramasehla, commended Motshekga and Soobrayan for embarking on a "coherent" long-term plan for improving education in the country.
"The review process should herald a period of stability and greater confidence in the curriculum."
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Wednesday, June 2, 2010
FW de Klerk on land reform
F.W. de Klerk
01 June 2010
Former president warns against abandoning 'willing seller, willing buyer' principle
SPEECH BY FW DE KLERK - CAPE AGRI EMPLOYERS ORGANISATION 1 JUNE 2010 LAND REFORM
It would be a mistake to underestimate the emotional commitment of many black South Africans to the need for land reform. For them, the revolutionary struggle will not be complete until a substantial - and perhaps demographically proportional - area of South Africa has been restored to black ownership.
ANC statements on land reform almost invariably refer to the historic dispossession of black land by 'colonialists'. Last week, in a speech to the National Council of Provinces, the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform, Mr Gugile Nkwinti, once again referred to the 'colonialist' use of land to subdue the conquered population, to divide and rule them and to break down the traditional system of 'ubuntu'. He repeated the remarkable statement that he had made in Parliament on 24 March that "all anti-colonial struggles are at the core about two things, repossession of lost land and restoring the centrality of indigenous culture to underscore all nation-building endeavours."
The Freedom Charter calls for the redistribution of land among "those who worked it" to end hunger and "hunger for land". The need for land reform has been a constant theme of the ANC government. It was renewed at the 2005 Land Summit which called for an end to the willing buyer, willing seller approach. It was again evident in the resolution on land reform that was adopted by the ANC's National Conference at Polokwane in December 2007.
The Polokwane resolution described organized commercial agriculture as "the outcome of centuries of dispossession, labour coercion and state subsidy for the chosen few". It renewed the call for "the redistribution of 30% of agricultural land before 2014" and demanded the abandonment of "market-driven land reform" and the immediate review of "the of willing-seller, willing-buyer" principle.
The Polokwane resolution found expression in the controversial Expropriation Bill in 2008 which, in effect, tried to by-pass the courts in determining fair compensation for expropriated property. Fortunately, the Bill was withdrawn after an outcry from civil society, organized agriculture and foreign and local investors.
In a speech to Parliament on 24 March 2010, Minister Nkwinti launched a new land reform initiative. He said that national sovereignty was defined in terms of land and that land was a national asset. It was therefore 'fitting and appropriate' that his department had adopted a strategy of 'Agrarian Transformation'. The goal was a 'rapid and fundamental change in the ... systems and patterns of ownership and control of land, livestock, cropping and community.'
The new strategy would be promoted by the introduction of a three-tier land tenure system that would make provision for
- state land under leasehold;
- private land, under freehold with limited extent; and
- foreign-ownership under "precarious tenure linked to productivity and partnership models with South African citizens".
Presumably "freehold with limited extent" means that there might be a limit to the number, or the size, of properties that South Africans can own. The position of foreign land owners would be precarious and would require them to enter into partnerships with South Africans if they wish to retain an interest in their land. These proposals were supposed to have been set out in greater detail in a Green Paper that should have been presented to Parliament by the end of April - but which has still not appeared.
In a subsequent TV interview, Minister Nkwinti made it clear that one of his goals was to break up large farms - despite the fact that they produce 80% of South Africa's food. The Minister's position was in line with the Polokwane resolution that called for the abandonment of all policies that favoured large-scale, capital intensive agriculture and proposed a special land tax to encourage the sale of under-utilised land and the deconcentration of land ownership.
Before the agricultural community could fully digest the implications of Minister Nkwinti's announcement, they were confronted with fresh and apparently uncoordinated proposals for another form of land reform from the Minister of Agriculture, Tina Joemat-Pettersson.
In an interview with Die Burger, she said that the ANC was considering a share scheme for black farmers in terms of which commercial farmers would relinquish 40% of the value of their farms to black shareholders. This would help the government to reach its land reform target which she said had been impeded by the 'willing buyer, willing seller' principle. The proposal would apparently be set out in new Black Economic Empowerment legislation for the agricultural sector. This would presumably require the renegotiation of the agricultural sector empowerment charter, which was signed in March 2008 after exhaustive discussions. The proposed agricultural share scheme will apparently be discussed at the ANC's National General Council meeting in September.
Joemat-Pettersson warned that "If we did not break the deadlock and solve the land question together we were headed for a situation that would make Zimbabwe look like a teddy-bear's picnic." However, President Zuma subsequently denied that there would be "similar kinds of land invasions in this country, because we do things within the law." He said that the current land distribution method would have to be revisited and that significant changes would have to be made in the "willing seller, willing buyer" model. The government was looking for a less costly and more pragmatic approach.
It is clear from all these developments that we can expect far-reaching new land reform initiatives later this year. It would be wise for all those involved to consider the following realities:
- Property rights are at the very heart of the negotiated constitutional consensus. Section 25 makes provision for expropriation in the public interest - which specifically includes land reform. However, compensation must either be agreed by the affected parties or approved by a court in a manner that reflects an equitable balance between the public interest and interests of the landowner. Any attempt to deviate from this principle will have very negative consequences for agriculture; for national unity; and for future foreign and domestic investment in the economy.
- Although land reform enjoys high priority with the ANC, the great majority of black South Africans do not want to become farmers. According to a survey by the Centre for Development and Enterprise in 2006 only 9% of black non-farmers have clear aspirations to farm. Only 2% identified rural land as a priority.
- Although less than 6% of agricultural land has been transferred to black South Africans in terms of government schemes, more than 25 million hectares are either owned by the Government or are in the former homelands. Private non-recorded land sales might have transferred as much as 7% of agricultural land to black owners. All this land added together is not too far short of the ANC's 30% goal.
- 5% of agricultural land comes onto the market every year. The main problem is most often not that farmers are demanding exorbitant prices but that the state bureaucracy is incapable of effectively handling the transactions.
- Food security is a national priority. It is essential that redistributed land should not result in reductions in food production.
- Successful modern agriculture often requires large farms with high levels of capital, expertise and luck.
- Small scale farming does not present a panacea for black development. The agricultural sector contributes only 2.6% to gross domestic product.
- It is meaningless simply to set percentages as targets for land redistribution. Ten thousand hectares in the Karoo can support fewer people than 100 hectares in well-watered parts of the country.
- By the end of 2009 29% of redistributed farms had failed and 22% experienced declining productivity. One of the main causes of the failures was the inability of government to provide the necessary support and assistance.
South Africa urgently needs successful and sustainable land reform. To achieve this we should consider the following approaches:
- Everything we do should be consistent with the letter and spirit of our carefully balanced and negotiated constitution.
- We need a comprehensive land reform audit. How much government land is available for redistribution? How much land has been transferred to black South Africans through normal sales? To what extent has the willing seller, willing buyer principle actually failed?
- We need a rapid and effective approach to granting farmers in the traditional homelands proper freehold or leasehold title to the land that they farm.
- Urgent steps must be taken to improve the effectiveness of the government departments and institutions involved with land reform.
- We need genuine and effective consultation and cooperation between government and organised agriculture on workable approaches to land reform. Organised agriculture has proved repeatedly that it is willing to assist in this regard.
- We must not abandon the willing seller, willing buyer principle as the first option for land reform. We cannot afford a situation where South African citizens - simply because of their race - are forced to abandon farms which their families might have developed over generations.
- We must abandon ideological and racial approaches to land ownership. We need to give very careful to consideration to the implications of Minister Nkwinti's statement that "all anti-colonial struggles are at the core about two things, repossession of lost land and restoring the centrality of indigenous culture to underscore all nation-building endeavours."
We should pause for a moment to consider the implications of this statement:
1. the first is that the anti-colonialist struggle is not over;
2. the second is that white farmers are evidently still regarded either as 'colonialists' - or as the beneficiaries of colonialists;
3. the third is advocacy of the centrality of the indigenous culture. Presumably other cultures will play a peripheral role in the nation that Minister Nkwinti is endeavouring to build.
Such attitudes are entirely irreconcilable with our Constitution and with the need to promote national unity.
Just as it would be a mistake to underestimate the emotional commitment of many black South Africans to the need for land reform - it would equally be a mistaken to underestimate the emotional commitment of white farmers to their land, to their profession and to South Africa. Land reform remains an urgent priority for us all. We will not achieve success if we oppose one another as 'colonialists' and 'anti-colonialists'; as indigenous and non-indigenous; as those who claim a central cultural position - and those who are consigned to the periphery. To achieve success we will all have to work together as fellow South Africans, as equals and as fellow children of the African soil.
Issued by the FW de Klerk Foundation, June 1 2010
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
Results of Match
Playing in the chillie weather our seniors Goudstad seemed to be the warmer side.
The final score to the game was Majuba 3 and Goudstad 5. Gaols score by Poloko, Lesiba and Pepe, thank you boy you did us proved. Better luck next time.
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Soccer Game
Do not miss out on the action-packed soccer game tonight at the AW Muller stadium at 20:00.
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Majuba vs Goudstad.
Don't say I did not tell you!!
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Thursday, April 22, 2010
SA measures four earthquakes
Apr 22 2010 08:03 PM
Johannesburg - Four earthquakes were recorded around Gauteng, the North West province and Limpopo on Wednesday, the Council for Geosciences reported on Thursday.
The first was at 13:28 in the Gamoep area of Limpopo and measured 2.4 on the Richter scale, with a depth of 5km.
The second earthquake was at 19:.34 in Gauteng, along the Roodepoort mining belt, west of Johannesburg. It measured 2.4 on the Richter scale and was recorded with a depth of 2km.
Patrick Malaza, chief financial officer at Rand Central Gold mines said they felt nothing and operations had not been affected.
"I didn't even spill my coffee," he quipped.
However, that quake solicited a number of calls to the council by worried residents around Johannesburg wanting to know what was happening.
A third earthquake was recorded in the area of the West Rand gold mines in the North West at 23:42, measuring 2.9 with a depth of 2km.
A fourth was recorded at 23:49 in the same area, measuring 2.9 with a depth of 2km.
Increase in quakes
Michelle Grobbelaar, manager of the seismology unit at the council said on Thursday there had been an increase in quakes in the Johannesburg region, which they are trying to get to the bottom of.
"We have been noticing it not just through our measuring, but also through the public phoning us to tell us about them," said Grobbelaar.
Grobbelaar said the council is trying to increase the number of seismograph stations in the Johannesburg area, and encourage the public to fill in their online questionnaire to let them know about an event.
Their initial feeling is that the quakes are related to mining activity and the number of abandoned mines in Johannesburg. Eighty percent of the region's quakes occur in gold mining areas.
The build up of stresses in the earth's crust needs to be released along a weak point and where areas have been excavated, there are empty spaces where there used to be rock.
"If you have excavated all that solid rock and have empty spaces, the earth has to accommodate for that," said Grobbelaar.
Earthquakes could also occur in areas where dams or reservoirs have built on spaces where there was originally nothing, putting tons of water onto the land mass.
"This creates stresses and lubricates the faults, now we have faults that can move."
Records
Equipment to measure earthquakes was only installed in South Africa in the 70s so researchers are trying to find ways of gathering older written records like journals to find out whether they are getting bigger or smaller in South Africa.
With the tragic images of the Haiti earthquake still fresh, Grobbelaar said that South Africans should not panic about a similar occurrence here.
"Generally, a 2.8 shouldn't cause any structural damage. But in the 3's you can expect more structural damage."
"In gold mines if the guys are down there, that's pretty serious."
Spokespeople for other mines in the quake areas were not immediately available to say if they had been affected, but during parliamentary questions, Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu said "fall-of-ground" accidents remained the predominant cause of deaths in the industry.
Grobbelaar said South Africa was blessed with "modest" seismicity compared with countries like Japan or Chile.
Asked whether Wednesday night's quakes could be a predictor of something more serious she said: "I don't think people should be worried. We are looking into the Johannesburg ones though, because there is an increase."
"The others are running their normal course, it's to be expected."
To report an earthquake in your area contact the council at 012-841-1911 or complete a questionnaire on their .
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
Super 14 Fixture
2010/04/16
09:35: Chiefs vs Vodacom Stormers, Hamilton
2010/04/16
11:40: Brumbies vs Hurricanes, Canberra
2010/04/17
07:30: Blues vs Western Force, Auckland
2010/04/17
09:35: Crusaders vs Vodacom Cheetahs, Christchurch
2010/04/17
11:40: Reds vs Vodacom Bulls, Brisbane
2010/04/17
17:05: Auto & General Lions vs The Sharks, Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
2010/04/23
09:35: Chiefs vs Vodacom Cheetahs, Hamilton
2010/04/23
11:40: Reds vs Vodacom Stormers, Brisbane
2010/04/23
13:45: Western Force vs Crusaders, Perth
2010/04/24
09:35: Highlanders vs Hurricanes, Dunedin
2010/04/24
11:40: Waratahs vs Brumbies, Sydney
2010/04/24
15:00: Vodacom Bulls vs Auto & General Lions, Loftus Versfeld
2010/04/24
17:05: The Sharks vs Blues, The Absa Stadium Durban
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Sunday, April 11, 2010
Hawks investigating all possibilities in ET murder
Apr 11, 2010 12:13 PM| By Sapa
The Hawks are investigating whether Eugene Terre Blanche's death had been a sex crime, says spokesman Musa Zondi.
However, he said this was not the only possibility the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations was investigating.
"We are looking into that and everything else," said Zondi.
The Hawks, he said, were considering other possibilities that may have lead to the murder of Terre Blanche, including that of a labour dispute.
He said clothes that were worn by the two suspects, 28-year-old Chris Mahlangu and a 15-year-old boy, who cannot be named, on the day of the murder were sent for forensic investigations.
He denied that a used condom was found in the room where Terre'Blanche's body was found.
Earlier when Sapa phoned North West police spokeswoman Adele Myburgh who was first to quash the allegations that a used condom had been found on the scene, she said she was taken off the Terre Blanche case.
She said that she would not give media comment about the case as part of an "internal" process, which she said "I respect".
Myburgh had come out strongly denying the allegations.
"There was no condom found on the scene of the late Mr Eugene Terre Blanche. I'm prepared to put my neck in a guillotine and you can have a go at it if I have been lying," Myburgh had told Sapa on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the Sunday Times newspaper reported that Mahlangu, through his lawyer, claimed to have been sodomised by Terre Blanche.
The newspaper quoted attorney Puna Moroko as saying: "My instructions from my client are that there was some sodomy going on and it sparked the murder of Mr Terre'Blanche. This is going to form part of our defence during trial".
Moroko also claimed that Terre Blanche tried to get the accused drunk before he allegedly tried to have sex with them.
It was previously reported that Terre Blanche had bought whisky and several bottles of cider on the day he was murdered.
Eugene Terre Blanche was murdered on April 3 on his farm outside Ventersdorp.
Mahlangu, and the minor, have since been charged with murder, house breaking and robbery with aggravating circumstances and attempted robbery with aggravating circumstances.
They appeared in court on Tuesday and their case was postponed to April 14. The two had not yet pleaded to the charges.
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010
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Saturday, March 27, 2010
Mbete: Bickering affecting service delivery
March 27 2010 06:27 PM
eMalahleni - Bickering among party members is affecting service delivery, ANC national chairwoman Baleka Mbete said on Saturday, the SABC reported.
Addressing delegates at the Mpumalanga general council in eMalahleni, Mbete said infighting in the ruling party was making it difficult to fulfil promises the ANC made during last year's elections.
She said the party wants the leaking of matric examination papers to be a thing of the past and called on stakeholders, especially parents to play an active role in the education of their children.
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
Word of the moment
lucre
[loo-ker]
[loo-ker]
-noun
null. gain or money
Inzuzo;
Filthy lucre - imali
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Notice 20100325 - Maintenance Reporting
Maintenance Reporting
Gents,
It has come to my attention that some have difficulty using the online maintenance card to report maintenance problems. If you also experience problems using this system don’t worry – let us also use email and Facebook messaging.
· Email directly on tmanyange@uj.ac.za
· Send us a direct message on Facebook – you can join us on http://www.facebook.com/majubares - make sure that when you report maintenance problem on FB you send a message (and not a wall post because those are not looked at daily but messages are instant!)
Regards,
Mr T
Residence Manager
Majuba Men’s Residence
Tel: 011 559 1337
Fax: 086 528 3048
Email: tmanyange@uj.ac.za
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Monday, March 22, 2010
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Sunday, March 21, 2010
Word of the moment
fatidic
[fey-tid-ik, fuh-]
[fey-tid-ik, fuh-]
-adjective
null. prophetic
- okubikezela, obuprofethi*
Related forms:
fatidically, adverb
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Friday, March 19, 2010
Zuma defends minister, demands spats end
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
UJ STUDENT ACCOMMODATION AND RESIDENCE LIFE RULES AND REGULATIONS
| 2010-191 | ||
| STUDENT ACCOMMODATION AND RESIDENCE LIFE | ||
| Document number | | |
| Custodian | Executive Director: Student Affairs | |
| Responsible Division | Student Accommodation and Residence Life | |
| Status | | |
| Approved by | Management Executive Committee | |
| Date of approval | 16 March 2010 | |
| Amendments | | |
| Dates of amendments | | |
| Review date | | |
| Related documents | ||
| UJ documents (e.g. Policies, Regulations, Guidelines, Contracts) · UJ Vision, Mission and Values; · Assessment Policy; · Academic Regulations; · Student Regulations. | Other (e.g. Legislation, DoE and HEQC directives and guidelines) · Regulations for the House Committees; · Disciplinary procedures; · Vacation Policy; · Visitation Rules; · Pregnancy Policy; | |
| Stakeholders affected by this document (units and divisions who should be familiar with it). | · All Students registered at UJ; · All Students organisations/societies/clubs; · Executive Deans/Vice Deans; · Executive Directors; · Division: Student Affairs; · Campus Directors; · Head: Protection Services; · Campus Health Staff; · Support Units; · House Parents / Residence Managers. | |
| Website address of this document | | |
CONTENTS
1. DEFINITION OF TERMS
2. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STUDENT ACCOMMODATION AND RESIDENCE LIFE RULES AND REGULATIONS
3. APPLICATIONS AND ADMISSION
4. CODE OF CONDUCT FOR RESIDENCE AND DAY HOUSE STUDENTS
5. KEYS
6. MISCONDUCT
7. GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RESIDENCE AND DAY HOUSE STUDENTS
8. FEES
9. AD-HOC BOARDING
10. ACCOMMODATION DURING RECESS
11. ACCOMMODATION FOR OUTSIDE GROUPS
12. JOURNEYS, TOURS AND CAMPS
13. DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES
14. MANAGEMENT OF RESIDENCES
15. CARE OF USE OF BUILDINGS, GROUNDS AND FURNITURE
16. RESIDENCE PARKING
17. SOUND EQUIPMENT
18. POSSESSION OF FIREARM
19. USE OF ALCOHOL
20. PROVISION OF INFORMATION
21. PREGNANCY
22. TRANSPORT
23. VISITATION RULES FOR RESIDENCE
STUDENT ACCOMMODATION AND RESIDENCE LIFE
RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. DEFINITION OF TERMS
1.1 Residence is any building that is owned by the University of Johannesburg for the purpose of housing students, or a building that is occupied by registered students of the University of Johannesburg and whose occupancy of the building is managed by the University of Johannesburg.
1.2 UJ is the University of Johannesburg.
1.3 First year student is a student who is registered at the University of Johannesburg for the first time for the first year of a full time formal academic programme.
1.4 Senior student is a student who is not a first year in terms of 1.3 above.
1.5 Open time is the visiting arrangements for persons who are not members of the residence made by a
residence in consultation with the Executive Director of Student Affairs, in accordance with the provisions of the Visitation Policy.
1.6 House committee is a committee of students who are members of a UJ residence or day house elected by the members of that residence or day house to exercise the responsibilities and obligations stated herein.
1.7 Residence Management is the Director: Student Accommodation and Residence Life and members of staff to whom he/she has delegated responsibilities for the management and care of residence life.
1.8 House regulations are a set of internal regulations approved by a majority of residence or day house members with voting rights at a duly constituted meeting of the residence or day house, and by the Executive Director: Student Affairs. House regulations, among others, provide for the following:
§ Rules with regard to good conduct, safety and hygienic living conditions in the house.
§ The portfolios for each of the house committee members of the respective residences and day houses and the minimum requirements to be met by the portfolio holders.
§ A schedule of transgressions and standard penalties.
1.9 Residence Management Team is the Residence Management (as defined in 1.7 above and the House Committee of a residence or day house).
1.10 House Disciplinary Committee is a sub-committee of the House Committee and is responsible for discipline in the specific residence, as delegated to it by the House Committee
1.11 House Warden is a staff member who has been appointed in terms of the House Wardens Policy and exercises the functions and responsibilities as provided for in the House Wardens Policy.
1.12 Day House is a facility where students who do not reside in residences meet and participate in organised activities and programmes.
1.13 Residence Manager is responsible to manage day-to-day operational activities in university accommodation and liaises with the placement officers in allocating rooms to students placed within the residence.
2. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STUDENT ACCOMMODATION AND RESIDENCE LIFE RULES AND REGULATIONS
2.1 Upon registration in a residence, students shall be provided with a copy of these Rules and Regulations and shall acknowledge receipt of such Rules and Regulations by signing a form provided to them for this purpose.
2.2 The Student Accommodation and Residence Life (“SARL”) Rules and Regulations apply to all students accommodated in residences and to students who are members of day houses.
2.3 Ignorance of the rules, regulations, disciplinary measures or directives contained herein will not be accepted as an excuse for failing to abide by them. It is the duty of the Residence Managers, House Wardens, Chairpersons and members of House Committees to ensure that all students adhere to the residence rules and regulations.
2.4 Jurisdiction over residence students in the application of the Rules and Regulations rests with the Residence Management and with the House Committees.
2.5 The Residence Management may rule that a first year student may be treated as a senior student in the residence, in view of his/her age, experience or study at another institution.
3. APPLICATION AND ADMISSIONS
3.1 Applications for, and admissions to residences take place according to the policy document Guiding Principles for the Admission and Placement of Students in University Residences.
3.2 Students who are employed part-time qualify for admission into University of Johannesburg (“UJ”) residences.
3.3 Students who are employed by the University as full-time staff or as part-time lecturers may not reside in the UJ residences.
4. CODE OF CONDUCT FOR RESIDENCE AND DAY HOUSE STUDENTS
Residence and day house students:
4.1 Must abide by all the rules and regulations for UJ residences as stipulated herein;
4.2 Must at all times be respectful towards staff members and visitors;
4.3 Should conduct themselves at all times with dignity and with consideration towards their fellow students and should aspire to live the UJ values at all times;
4.4 May not contravene or undermine or attempt to undermine any rules, regulations or directives of UJ residences;
4.5 Must respect the property in which they are staying, maintain high levels of hygiene and cultivate a sense of pride in their residences;
4.6 May not physically or verbally abuse any person;
4.7 No student may engage in any activity towards any other student that is demeaning or degrading to that student or that impairs the dignity of such student.
5. KEYS
5.1 Room keys are the sole responsibility of each residence student.
5.2 Room keys are the property of the UJ and may not be handed to any other persons for purposes of gaining access to a residence room.
5.3 Residence students must submit their keys to the Residence Management at the end of each semester.
5.4 The cost of unreturned keys will be debited against the accounts of defaulting students.
6. MISCONDUCT
6.1 If a residence or day house student commits any of the following acts or omissions, she/he commits a transgression and shall be subject to a disciplinary procedure:
6.1.1 Contravenes or fails to abide by any rule or regulation contained herein, or refuse to comply with any instruction given by either Vice-Chancellor or the Executive Director: Student Affairs that is within their power to give;
6.1.2 Provides false or misleading information about a residence or day house to the press or make a public statement to any person or organization without the permission of the Executive Director: Student Affairs;
6.1.3 Transgresses an internal residence rule that has been approved by the House Committee;
6.1.4 Commits an act that is demeaning or degrading to a fellow student, or that impairs the dignity of such student;
6.1.5 Is involved in or participates in any activity that causes a nuisance to fellow students, having due regard to the exigencies of residence life;
6.1.6 Disobeys a lawful instruction of any duly authorised person;
6.1.7 By wilful act or negligence destroys or damages any property of the UJ, or removes such property without permission from a duly authorised person;
6.1.8 Uses violence or threatens any person with violence on UJ premises or during participation in any UJ activity;
6.1.9 Commits an act of indecency or dishonesty:
· On UJ premises,
· At UJ residences,
6.1.10 Aids or encourages a fellow student in committing an act of misconduct or breach of discipline.
6.2 In the event that a transgression listed in 6.1.1-6.1.10 above coincides materially with a transgression as provided for in the UJ Student Regulations, a decision as to which disciplinary body shall exercise discipline in respect of such a transgression shall be taken in accordance with the provisions of Appendix C: “Guidelines for the Referral of Cases” of the Regulations for Student Discipline. In cases of doubt the Executive Director: Student Affairs shall make a final determination as to which disciplinary body will conduct the disciplinary procedure.
7. GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RESIDENCE AND DAY HOUSE STUDENTS
7.1 No large-scale social gatherings that involve the use of alcohol and/or music shall be held in residences without the approval of the Residence Management.
7.2 Students must report all defects and damages to the Residence Management or the House Committee.
7.3 Students are liable for any damage that they cause to UJ property, including damages discovered in their rooms after they have left the residence, and all damages will be debited to their student accounts.
7.4 Students must keep their rooms neat and hygienic according to the Health and Safety Standards considered acceptable by the Residence Management.
7.5 Students may not remove any furniture from any part of a residence (such as rooms, recreation areas, dining rooms, lounges or study centres) or from UJ premises.
7.6 No pets are allowed in residences, unless this is a requirement for a person with a disability, such as a guide dog.
7.7 The University does not accept responsibility or liability for the loss of any personal property.
7.8 The Residence Management will not take messages for students except in the case of an emergency.
7.9 No cooking is allowed in students' rooms, except in residences where cooking facilities in rooms are provided.
7.10 Students may not allow any other persons to occupy their residence rooms, unless Residence Management approves in writing that an overnight visitor be accommodated in a room.
7.11 May not provide their student cards to any other persons in order for such persons to gain access to UJ property.
7.12 May not engage in any trade on UJ premises, with the exception of academic-related purposes, such as second-hand textbooks;
7.13 Students may be allowed to stay in a Residence after writing their last examination, provided that written permission to do so was granted by Residence Management.
7.14 Caregivers in the case of students living with a disability may be allowed in residences on condition that space is available and the student who brings a caregiver bears full responsibility for the cost of the caregiver.
7.15 Students are responsible for their own medical expenses.
7.16 Parking or driving any motor vehicle or motorcycle on restricted areas of the UJ's residences, such as lawns, is prohibited.
8. FEES
8.1 A student must pay his/her accommodation fees during the year on the dates determined by the University financial policy.
8.2 Application for admission to a residence must be accompanied by a deposit, as determined by the University Council. The deposit does not form part of the accommodation fees and is refundable when the student leaves the residence and has complied with all requirements stated in the regulations for residences.
8.3 The deposit is forfeited if applicants withdraw their applications after a date specified by the Residence Management.
8.4 If a student is still liable for loss of, or damage to university property, or if any other fees are owed to the university at the time of his/her departure from the residence, the amount owed will be deducted from the deposit.
8.5 If a student leaves the residence during the course of his studies, he/she must inform the relevant authorities and will be liable for the fees for the duration of his/her stay at the residence.
8.6 The payment and forfeiture of residence fees are in accordance with the annual Fees Booklet of the University and with the Admission and Placement of Students in University Residences.
9. AD HOC BOARDING
After having paid the prescribed fees, the following categories of students may obtain temporary admission to a residence for the dates determined by the residence authorities:
9.1 Students who are required to write final summative assessments at the beginning of an academic year, prior to registration;
9.2 House Committee members and other student leaders as approved by the Director of Student Accommodation and Residence Life.
10. ACCOMMODATION DURING RECESS
10.1 During the winter recess residents need not remove their possessions from their room when vacating, unless told to do so by Residence Management for the purposes of renovations and cleaning. The university will not accept responsibility for items stolen or damaged during a recess.
10.2 Students who stay in the residences during a recess must subject themselves to any special arrangements that may be made for those times.
10.3 SARL will provide secure storage for students’ possessions during the winter recess, but will not take responsibility for any loss or damage to such possessions.
11. ACCOMMODATION FOR PERSONS EXTERNAL TO THE UNIVERSITY
11.1 Persons external to the university may not reside in the university residences during the autumn and spring recesses.
11.2 In exceptional circumstances, persons external to the University may, during the winter recess, reside in the residences for a fee, subject to approval being granted by the Executive Director: Student Affairs.
11.3 The amount received from housing such external persons shall be for the benefit of the hosting residence.
11.4 During the December recess, residence rooms must be fully vacated by students. During this recess, the university may accommodate persons external to the University in the residence at its discretion. The nett proceeds of the remuneration charged by the University may, at the discretion of the Executive Director: Student Affairs, be for the benefit of the residence.
12. JOURNEYS, TOURS AND CAMPS
Journeys, tours and camps undertaken in the name of a residence or day-house may be organized only with the written permission of the Director of Student Accommodation and Residence Life. The nomination of the camp manager or tour manager must be approved beforehand by the Director of Student Accommodation and Residence Life.
13. DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES
In the event that a contravention of the rules and regulations contained herein by a residence or day house student is alleged, a disciplinary procedure commences as provided for in the Procedures for the Residence Disciplinary Committee, subject to the provisions of 6.2 above.
14. MANAGEMENT OF RESIDENCES
14.1 Subject to the authority of the Vice Chancellor and the Executive Director: Student Affairs, the care and management of residences rests with the House Warden/Residence Manager and the House Committee involved;
14.2 Powers not specifically delegated to the Residence Management and the House Committee are vested in the Vice-Chancellor.
14.3 The ultimate responsibility for the physical maintenance of accommodation rests with the Director Student Accommodation and Residence Life, Campus Director, and Executive Director: Operations Division.
14.4 Matters concerning the behaviour and discipline of students rest with the House Warden/ Residence Manager and the House Committee.
15. CARE AND USE OF BUILDINGS, GROUNDS AND FURNITURE
15.1 It is the responsibility of all residents to keep residence grounds and buildings clean and neat.
15.2 All notices must be placed on notice boards. No posters, notices or any other objects may be attached to the walls of buildings. No objects may be knocked into the walls.
15.3 As soon as a student occupies a room, he/she must immediately report to the House Committee, in writing, if anything in the room is not in order.
15.4 If a student leaves the residence permanently at the end of the year, he/she must check the condition of the room and the equipment, together with the residence assistant. If this is not done, residents may be liable for damage that is discovered later.
15.5 A student who dirties or damages his/her room or the building will be liable to the University for the cost of cleaning or repairing the room or building.
15.6 Breakage or damage to buildings or furniture must be reported to the Residence Management immediately. The person responsible for the breakage or damage must pay within 14 days.
15.7 No structural changes/partitioning may be made to residences or grounds without the written permission of the Campus Director.
15.8 If an account for the damages is not paid within 14 days, the person concerned will have his/her university account debited with the amount and examinations results may be withheld until the account has been paid in full.
15.9 No change to the electrical wiring or additional wiring may be made by students.
15.10 Unauthorised handling of fire-hoses and other fire-fighting equipment in residences is forbidden.
15.11 No bicycles or other vehicles or parts thereof are allowed in the rooms or elsewhere in the residence, unless the Residence Management has granted permission.
15.12 Globes are held in stock by the residence assistant and will be exchanged for fused globes handed in.
15.13 Duplicates of lost room or cupboard keys are obtainable from the residence assistant on payment of a predetermined fee.
15.14 No furniture, bedding or equipment that is the property of the university may be removed from bedrooms, recreation halls, lounges or other rooms, except with the permission of the Director: Student Accommodation and Residence Life.
15.15 No resident may sell or trade in University property.
16. RESIDENCE PARKING
16.1 Each residence has limited parking bays. The House Committee allocates parking slots to residents according to the criteria set by them.
16.2 Only residents who have been authorized by the House Committee and whose central university cards have been activated are allowed access to the residence parking grounds.
16.3 Parents of residents may, according to the rules of Protections Services, be allowed into the residence parking grounds. Other visitors of residents must park in the visitors’ parking area outside the residence parking area.
16.4 Students are subject to the traffic and parking rules set by the University of Johannesburg.
17. SOUND EQUIPMENT
Students may use their television or sound equipment in a residence as long as they do not disturb other students or the good order in the residence. They must abide by the rules set by the residence and may be requested by the House Committee to remove the television or sound equipment from the residence.
18. POSSESSION OF FIREARM
18.1 Students may not, subject to the provisions of the UJ Firearms Policy, have a firearm in their possession while on the University premises.
18.2 Day students who wish to bring their firearms with them on campus must
leave them with Protection Services for safe keeping.
18.3 Residence students may store their firearms in a safe in the residence or with Protection Services.
19. USE OF ALCOHOL
A residence student may only use alcohol on University premises in accordance with the provisions of the UJ Alcohol Policy
20. PROVISION OF INFORMATION
No student may provide a name list or personal details of the members of a residence or day-house to any institution or individual. Such information may be provided only after a request has been submitted to the Executive Director: Student Affairs and permission has been granted in accordance with the UJ policy on the provision of access to information.
21. PREGNANCY
In the event that a residence student is pregnant, the provisions of the Pregnancy Policy apply.
22. TRANSPORT
22.1 A House Committee can apply for use of an official UJ pool vehicle in the duly authorized manner. The application must be signed by the chairperson of the House Committee, after consultation with the House Committee.
22.2 A pool vehicle can only be driven by a registered UJ student with a driver’s license that is valid for at least one year, from the campus where the residence is based.
22.3 Transport should be booked one week in advance prior the event/function/project. In a case of urgency Residence Management may, in their discretion, authorize the use of the vehicle even if not booked one week in advance.
22.4 Students should provide a detailed written motivation for the usage of the vehicle.
22.5 The driver of the vehicle will be penalized if he/she deviates from the agreed route.
22.6 The rights and responsibilities of students using official UJ pool vehicles, as provided for in the UJ Transport Policy, is recognized.
23. VISITATION RULES FOR RESIDENCES
23.1 Visitors are allowed in residences from 10:00 to 20:00 Sunday to Thursday.
23.2 Visitors are allowed in residences from 10:00 to 24:00 Friday to Saturday.
23.3 Visitors must produce one of the following identification documents:
· The University of Johannesburg Student Card (No other institution cards will be accepted).
· South African Identification Document (ID).
· South African Drivers License.
· Passport (where a visitor is a foreigner and not a student at UJ).
23.4 The person accepting the visitor must at all times be with the visitor and shall take responsibility of the visitor.
23.5 The person who has received a visitor must be present at the reception when the visitor leaves the building.
23.6 A maximum of three (3) visitors shall be allowed per person.
23.7 Visitation shall be suspended during official University events including the following:
· SRC organised events
· House Committee organised events, etc.
· One hour prior to a meeting organised by the HC, SRC and Residence management
· Visitation will generally be suspended one hour before an event.
23.8 Visitors must start leaving the building fifteen (15) minutes before the closing time.
23.9 Failure to abide by the afore-mentioned Rules and Regulations for residence students of the University of Johannesburg residences will result in disciplinary action against such students.
23.10 Should a transgression of rules re-occur the visitor shall be banned from the residence.
23.11 The University of Johannesburg reserves the right to deny anyone access to its residences without prior explanation.
24. PROMOTION OF ACADEMIC CULTURE
24.1 In support of the promotion of an academic culture in UJ residences, all residents of UJ residences must observe quiet time from 20:00-22:00 from Monday to Thursday. This time is intended for study.
24.2 No student may disturb another student who is engaged in study during quiet time.
24.3 No first-time entering first year student is allowed to receive visitors in his/her room during quiet time.
24.4 No organized residence activity is allowed during quiet time, provided that the House Warden/Residence Manager may from time to time allow such organized residence activity to take place, if:
24.2.1 he/she is requested to do so by the House Committee; and
24.2.2 he/she deems the exception to be in the interest of the residence; and
24.2.3 in his/her view, the activity does not undermine the pursuit of an academic culture in the residence.
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