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Former Rhodes University student to challenge judgment upholding her expulsion

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A young woman’s involvement in an anti-rape protest at one of SA's top universities has turned into an academic nightmare for her.

On Monday, the high court in Makhanda will hear Yolanda Dyantyi’s latest bid to have her expulsion from Rhodes University overturned. She has been embroiled in a legal tussle with the university since 2016.

The skirmish emanated from a protest that Dyantyi — then 19 — and other students embarked on to expose males students accused of “sexual assault or violence against women” at the renowned institution. The impromptu protest spawned a movement that became known as the #RUReferenceList. This was after 11 names — of former and current male students accused of sexually assault and violence against women at Rhodes University — were anonymously published on Facebook.

Rhodes University permanently expelled Dyantyi in November 2017 after a disciplinary hearing that found her guilty of kidnapping, assault, defamation and insubordination.Advocacy group, the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of SA , which is fighting in her corner, dismissed the disciplinary hearing that convicted her as “procedurally flawed”.

“The punishment meted out was grossly prejudicial. The terms of her expulsion have made it practically impossible for her to enrol in any other higher education institution for the foreseeable future,” said Nomzamo Zondo, SERI’s executive director.

 

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