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AfriForum Youth demands a re-election of the Representative Student Council (SRC) at the University of Pretoria (UP) before the end of October 2015.

This youth organisation and several other organisations have also submitted complaints to the Department of Student Affairs (DSA) at the UP, after it came to light that the SRC election process and results were marred by irregularities.

“AfriForum Youth will not allow students to be deprived of the right to a democratic voting process,” says Monique du Randt, Spokesperson for AfriForum Youth.

AfriForum Youth is in consultation with their legal team and considers approaching the court for an order declaring the election null and void. The youth organisation also demands for the preliminary results to not get concluded, pending the probe of the complaints.

Disgruntled students from various parties will this afternoon stage a peaceful sit-in in the RoosMaryn building on campus to express their dissatisfaction and to ensure that the DSA Management attend to the complaints appropriately.

·         See the complaint attached.

Issued by AfriForum Youth