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NEWLY ELECTED DUT SRC PRESIDENT, SANELE KHUMALO MAGUBANE’S BOOK EXPLORES LOVEIN THE ERA OF
PROMISES TO LEAD WITH ORDER AND STABILITY
The newly elected Durban University of Technology (DUT) Student Representative Council (SRC) President, Sanele Khumalo promised that the SRC under his leadership will lead with order and stability. He made this promise while delivering his acceptance speech at the 2022/23 SRC Inauguration hosted by the Student Governance and Development at the Fred Crookes Sport Centre, Steve Biko campus on Thursday, 13 October 2022.
Khumalo also called for unity and political tolerance amongst the DUT community.
“To all clubs and societies, Student Parliament, Council on Higher Education and Faculty representatives, we hope for a sustainable working relationship with all of you.We do not wish to see any of these structures acting outside of the SRC mandates.We must all join hands and walk together in this journey.To all political parties, we urge for political tolerance amongst each other.We must respect each other according to our level of politics,” urged Khumalo.
Sharing the same sentiments was the former SRC President, Sibusiso Gumede who in his farewell speech said that the SRC must not be there to only assist those affiliated with their organisation, but they must be the SRC for all students.
“The newly elected SRC has a huge responsibility of championing student issues and a role in transforming DUT into a better University for teaching and learning through engagements and changes in policies.We need SRC leaders that will represent the DUT students with integrity, honesty and transparency,” said Gumede, wishing the new SRC all the best during their term of office.
The Programme Director was the DUT Community Engagement Practitioner, Ms Phumzile Xulu who welcomed all distinguished
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Pictured: DUT Executive Management Committee members with the newly elected SRC members.
guests and the incoming SRC. She then introduced the Dean of Students, Dr Clement Moreku who delivered the opening and welcome remarks.
In his opening remarks, Dr Moreku said as students the SRC members are subjected to the Student Code of Conduct and the DUT Lived Values as per ENVISION2030.
The new SRC President, Sanele Khumalo.
“The involvement and participation of the SRC in institutional governance structures gives life and expression to the democratic tenets of accountability, transparency and co-operative governance. The integral element of the statutory role of the SRC as per the
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