16/09/2026
Greetings to the student populace of Nelson Mandela University. As the Progressive Political Organizations, we note the opportunistic conduct of the Deputy Minister, who wants to utilize state resources to advance the politics of the DA and DASO. We characterize the conduct of the Deputy Minister as opportunistic on the following grounds:
The Deputy Minister is not clear in relation to what capacity he is visiting the University. Is it as a Deputy Minister or as a member of the DA? From our observations, the Deputy Minister is coming to campaign for the DA and DASO, using state resources and his standing as a Deputy Minister.
Without a doubt, the Deputy Minister is allowed to visit any institution of higher education; however, such visits must be done in a correct and consistent manner, following proper channels. The visit of the Minister was announced by DASO, which, in our eyes, is clearly a DASO program.
The issues he is said to come address are longstanding and which should have been addressed by our ever-absent SRC. The Deputy Minister was sworn into office on the 1 July 2026, yet not once has he ever come to address issues faced by students of Nelson Mandela University. This late visit of his to campaign for DASO and save this ever-useless SRC will not be welcomed.
We reiterate that we reject the visit of the Deputy Minister. If he has sheberts and watermelons to disburse, he must give them to his intellectually bankrupt smurfs far away from our university.
We are prepared to take it to the streets, and no court interdict will prevent us from defending the black poor working class from opportunistic racist conservatives❤️💚🖤
Yours in revolution
EFFYC NMU