Thousands of University of Fort Hare students will head to the polls on Thursday to elect a new student representative council.
The Democratic Alliance Student Organisation (Daso) is not leaving anything to chance and has gone all out to convince students to, once again, put their faith in it.
Last week the DA-aligned student organisation launched its campaign, promising to put students’ issues at the centre of their agenda – if elected into office.
Daso shocked many in 2016 when it beat the ANC-aligned SA Students Congress (Sasco), the Pan Africanist Student Movement of Azania (Pasma) and the EFF Student Command.
But last year Daso failed to make it to the ballot paper after the election commission disqualified it for missing the candidate submission deadline.
Daso elections campaign manager Baxolile Nodada vowed they would regain control of the Alice campus and increase their seats in East London.
“This time we have submitted everything, both in Alice and East London, as well as institutional candidates, and the names have been published,” he said.
This week Daso will bring out its big guns with DA leader Mmusi Maimane, federal chairman Athol Trollip and Eastern Cape leader Nqaba Bhanga expected to join the campaign to drum up support.
Nodada said that, after talking to students last week, they were confident of victory at the main campus.
“Judging from the support the organisation is getting from the students, we have a good chance of taking over the Alice campus,” he said.
Turning to East London Nodada said: “Our target is to increase the number of seats…We are going to grow big.”
Nodada said they proved in 2016 that they put students’ issues first.
“We assist diligently at the behest of the students at all times without expecting anything in return. We are an organisation that takes students’ ideas to heart,” he said. — sinom@dispatch.co.za
Daso determined to win back Alice
The Democratic Alliance Student Organisation (Daso) is not leaving anything to chance and has gone all out to convince students to, once again, put their faith in it.
Last week the DA-aligned student organisation launched its campaign, promising to put students’ issues at the centre of their agenda – if elected into office.
Daso shocked many in 2016 when it beat the ANC-aligned SA Students Congress (Sasco), the Pan Africanist Student Movement of Azania (Pasma) and the EFF Student Command.
But last year Daso failed to make it to the ballot paper after the election commission disqualified it for missing the candidate submission deadline.
Daso elections campaign manager Baxolile Nodada vowed they would regain control of the Alice campus and increase their seats in East London.
“This time we have submitted everything, both in Alice and East London, as well as institutional candidates, and the names have been published,” he said.
This week Daso will bring out its big guns with DA leader Mmusi Maimane, federal chairman Athol Trollip and Eastern Cape leader Nqaba Bhanga expected to join the campaign to drum up support.
Nodada said that, after talking to students last week, they were confident of victory at the main campus.
“Judging from the support the organisation is getting from the students, we have a good chance of taking over the Alice campus,” he said.
Turning to East London Nodada said: “Our target is to increase the number of seats…We are going to grow big.”
Nodada said they proved in 2016 that they put students’ issues first.
“We assist diligently at the behest of the students at all times without expecting anything in return. We are an organisation that takes students’ ideas to heart,” he said. — sinom@dispatch.co.za
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