Democratic Alliance Student's Organisation National Twitter Account. Ensuring #NoStudentLeftBehind since 1953. Freedom. Fairness. Opportunity. Diversity. 🇿🇦
Johannesburg, South Africa
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The DASO National Steering Committee chaired by @Kwena_94 would like to welcome prospective students into the 2020 academic year!
Make DASO your first friend when you arrive on campus!
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#Sakhingomso2020 #NoStudentLeftBehind
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Great oversight today at the DUT having met with management at last and UKZN with Members of Parliament @kingchantel39 and @HannahWinkler2 and the @DAStudentsOrg National Steering Committee regarding registration issues. Proud of the progress we have made here as @Our_DA
Great work from the team! #NoStudentLeftBehind
Great oversight today at the DUT having met with management at last and UKZN with Members of Parliament @kingchantel39 and @HannahWinkler2 and the @DAStudentsOrg National Steering Committee regarding registration issues. Proud of the progress we have made here as @Our_DA
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Just finished our official oversight visit today to @DUT_Tweets with MP @HannahWinkler2, @Sibo_Mshabir @NtuliBheka. Appalled by the fact that after an hour of waiting management did not meet us! They refused to show us the sport centre too. DUT is in crisis! #DUTShutDown – at Durban, South Africa
Just finished our official oversight visit today to @DUT_Tweets with MP @HannahWinkler2, @Sibo_Mshabir @NtuliBheka. Appalled by the fact that after an hour of waiting management did not meet us! They refused to show us the sport centre too. DUT is in crisis! #DUTShutDown
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Tweeps Please RT to create awareness for @DrBladeNzimande and DoHE regarding the current #DUTCrisis and our urgent call to have this resolved.
5000+ Students cramped in the sport centre overnight! No COVID-19 protocols no safety. [THREAD] – at Durban, South Africa
Tweeps Please RT to create awareness for @DrBladeNzimande and DoHE regarding the current #DUTCrisis and our urgent call to have this resolved.
5000+ Students cramped in the sport centre overnight! No COVID-19 protocols no safety. [THREAD]
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In 2020 the Democratic Alliance Student Organisation (DASO) called for more funding to be made available to NSFAS because we foresaw the problems we see playing out today.
These recommendations were received and noted but never implemented.
da.org.za/2021/03/daso-calls…
To this day even after IPID has released a report confirming that the death of Andries Monareng (a TUT student) was actually as a result of two police officers using live ammunition, there is still no conviction.
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We have learned over the years through different tragedies that our SAPS personnel don't receive proper training, especially for mass management situations.
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DASO further condemns SAPS and Minister Bheki Cele who have continued to use excessive force on student protests for years.
The tragic killing of Mthokozisi Ntumba last week once again highlighted the fact that the country doesn't have a capable police force.
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DHET, NSFAS and National Treasury should meet to make the necessary funds available by the end of April; and
University managements should cooperate with student bodies to ease tensions and avoid further violence.
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In light of this, DASO calls for the following:
Minister Blade Nzimande should resign immediately;
All accepted students should be allowed to register under special circumstances until a finance solution is reached;
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These recommendations along with how we advised the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) to manage the Covid-19 pandemic at universities, were received and noted but never implemented.
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In 2020 the Democratic Alliance Student Organisation (DASO) called for more funding to be made available to NSFAS because we foresaw the problems we see playing out today.
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DASO calls for the immediate resignation of Minister Blade Nzimande
by DASO National Steering Committee (NSC) -
Date: 14 March 2021
Release: Immediate
Thread (1/9)
#NSFAS #bladeMustFall #StudentsLivesMatter #NoStudentLeftBehind
DASO retweeted
We are proud to reveal our #DACongress theme. 🇿🇦
"Real Hope. Real Change. Now."
It's time to give real hope to South Africans locked out of opportunities and bring real change now!
Together, let us work to build an open opportunity society for all. 💙
#RealHopeAndChangeNow
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The @Our_DA has revealed its official #DACongress theme!
Real Hope. Real change. Now!
Let's get out there and show South African's what real democracy looks like. 💙💙💙
