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Candidate Profiles
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PABALLO DIBAKWANE
Bachelor of Arts (3rd Year)
“My blood will nourish the tree that will bear the fruits of freedom. Tell my people that I love them. They must continue the fight.”
Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu
The PYA visited all internal residences attempting to end the period poverty and protecting the student’s dignity by donating sanitary pads and hygiene products.
We demand that all wits external accredited residences charge NSFAS cap for both single rooms and sharing rooms without additional charges.
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Bachelor of Education in Senior Phase & FET (4th Year)
“It is better to die for an idea that will live, than to live for an idea that will die” -Steve Biko
The PYA visited all internal residences attempting to end the period poverty and protecting the student’s dignity by donating sanitary pads and hygiene products.
We demand that all wits external accredited residences charge NSFAS cap for both single rooms and sharing rooms without additional charges.
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ATHENA FINCK
Bachelor of Education (4th Year)
“A real leader knows the way, goes the way and shows the way.”
John C. Maxwell
The PYA visited all internal residences attempting to end the period poverty and protecting the student’s dignity by donating sanitary pads and hygiene products.
We demand that all wits external accredited residences charge NSFAS cap for both single rooms and sharing rooms without additional charges.
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Bachelor of Education (3rd Year)
“The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed” -Steve Biko
The PYA embarked on Sekukude Emakhaya Campaign which aims at improving the quality of living of students in Private accommodations and has visited residences with CHRL PSA to address the maintenance issues may have. Furthermore to the point, the PYA demand that no external residence be accredited without fully functional back up power sources.
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NONDUMISO GUNDWANA
Bachelor of Sciences in Mathematics (3rd Year)
“He who opens a school door closes a prison”
Victor Hugo
I am running for SRC to be part of leadership that stands for the hopeless and voiceless. Campus is where we spend so much of our time, hours, days, and months and the least it should feel like is a second home. Yet too many students at Wits face injustices that weigh heavily on their learning and well-being. As Victor Hugo said, “He who opens a school door, closes a prison” yet doors remain closed. Students are not supposed to be fighting adults for the basics. But until they decide that finances should no longer determine our future, we will put our front foot forward and fight with all we have.
Nondumiso Gundwana
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THUTO HLEZA
Bachelor of Education in Senior Phase & FET (3rd Year)
“You cannot carry out fundamental change without a certain amount of madness” -Thomas
Sankara
1. All students, including international students must register, regardless of their debt.
2. All students must graduate and receive their certificates regardless of debt.
3. Establish a set monthly date for payment for the NSFAS allowance.
4. The total abolishment of the Student Contract.
5. Campus Protection Shuttle must extend its working hours and its stops to residences in Auckland Park.
6. Scrapping of top-ups in all private residences.
7. Ensuring residences follow proper procedure regarding the PIE Act when evicting students.
8. Having designated smoking areas in the university.
ANTONETT KHOZA SRC GENERAL ELECTION
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Bachelor of Education (Honours
in Leadership Management & Policy Studies)
“The power belongs to the students, my duty is to defend it.”
1. All students, including international students must register, regardless of their debt.
2. All students must graduate and receive their certificates regardless of debt.
3. Establish a set monthly date for payment for the NSFAS allowance.
4. The total abolishment of the Student Contract.
5. Campus Protection Shuttle must extend its working hours and its stops to residences in Auckland Park.
6. Scrapping of top-ups in all private residences.
7. Ensuring residences follow proper procedure regarding the PIE Act when evicting students.
8. Having designated smoking areas in the university.
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BONGANI MANANA SRC GENERAL ELECTION
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Bachelor of Commerce (3rd Year)
“The best in us emerges when we follow the right leader.”
My name is Bongani Vincent Manana, and I believe in purpose-driven leadership. I am committed to addressing key issues affecting students, including financial exclusion by expanding the SRC Hardship Fund and promoting a “register now, pay later” policy. To combat academic exclusion, I will advocate for peer tutoring, mentorship, early warning systems, and context-based appeal processes.
I also propose the Predecessor to Successor Method (PSM) to ensure continuity and strategic alignment with past initiatives like Wits Asinamali and KoboYaThuto. Your votewill empower me to enhance existing solutions through strong alliances and sustainable, student-focused leadership.
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GODKNOWS MASWANGANYE
Bachelor of Education in Senior Phase and FET (3rd Year)
“Thefunctionofeducationistoteachonetothinkintensivelyandtothinkcritically. Intelligencepluscharacter—thatisthegoaloftrueeducation.”
–MartinLutherKingJr.
1. All students, including international students must register, regardless of their debt.
2. All students must graduate and receive their certificates regardless of debt.
3. Establish a set monthly date for payment for the NSFAS allowance.
4. The total abolishment of the Student Contract.
5. Campus Protection Shuttle must extend its working hours and its stops to residences in Auckland Park.
6. Scrapping of top-ups in all private residences.
7. Ensuring residences follow proper procedure regarding the PIE Act when evicting students.
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8. Having designated smoking areas in the university.
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Bachelor
of Education (3rd Year) MUSA MAVUSO
“We are not Shaken by the storm” - Psalm 62:2
1. All students, including international students must register, regardless of their debt.
2. All students must graduate and receive their certificates regardless of debt.
3. Establish a set monthly date for payment for the NSFAS allowance.
4. The total abolishment of the Student Contract.
5. Campus Protection Shuttle must extend its working hours and its stops to residences in Auckland Park.
6. Scrapping of top-ups in all private residences.
7. Ensuring residences follow proper procedure regarding the PIE Act when evicting students.
8. Having designated smoking areas in the university.
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Musawenkosi Gcabashe Musawenkosi Gcabashe
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"The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall"
As the PYA , We demand a permanent policy position of the reduction of the required upfront payment to 50% for all international students
- Ernesto Che Guevara
SRC GENERAL ELECTION
1. All students, including international students must register, regardless of their debt.
2. All students must graduate and receive their certificates regardless of debt.
3. Establish a set monthly date for payment for the NSFAS allowance.
4. The total abolishment of the Student Contract.
5. Campus Protection Shuttle must extend its working hours and its stops to residences in Auckland Park.
6. Scrapping of top-ups in all private residences.
7. Ensuring residences follow proper procedure regarding the PIE Act when evicting students.
8. Having designated smoking areas in the university.
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MATLHATSI MOSIMA
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre & Performance (4th Year)
“The true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love. It is impossible to think of a genuine revolutionary lacking this quality!”
-Che Guevara
1. All students must register, regardless of their debt.
2. All students must graduate and receive their certificates regardless of debt.
3. Establishing a set date every month for NSFAS allowance to be paid.
4. The total abolishment of the Student Contract
5. No deposit for international students
6. Campus Protection Services Shuttle to extend its working hours and to extend its stops.
7. Private residences to be banned from having top-ups.
8. Private residences to provide notice and follow procedure when evicting.
9. Having an affordable, accessible and dignified cafeteria for students facing food insecurity.
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PAUL MOSIMA
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Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (4th Year)
"The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall"
- Ernesto Che Guevara
I'll ensure what the students need is done, what is done is what the student needs, and what is done meets the needs of the students. I assure that this will be done ethically, but sometimes with a few amendments to the rules. Surely. WE can fight the law, right?
Paul Mosima
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NCHABELENG
Doctor of Philosophy in African Literature (1st Year) GILBERT
“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other”
- President John F. Kennedy
1. All students must register, regardless of their debt.
2. All students must graduate and receive their certificates regardless of debt.
3. Establishing a set date every month for NSFAS allowance to be paid.
4. The total abolishment of the Student Contract
5. No deposit for international students
6. Campus Protection Services Shuttle to extend its working hours and to extend its stops.
7. Private residences to be banned from having top-ups.
8. Private residences to provide notice and follow procedure when evicting.
9. Having an affordable, accessible and dignified cafeteria for students facing food insecurity.
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SIBUSISO NGELE
Master of Science in Molecular & Cell Biology (1st Year)
“Each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it.“
- Frantz Fanon
1. All students must register, regardless of their debt.
2. All students must graduate and receive their certificates regardless of debt.
3. Establishing a set date every month for NSFAS allowance to be paid.
4. The total abolishment of the Student Contract
5. No deposit for international students
6. Campus Protection Services Shuttle to extend its working hours and to extend its stops.
7. Private residences to be banned from having top-ups.
8. Private residences to provide notice and follow procedure when evicting.
9. Having an affordable, accessible and dignified cafeteria for students facing food insecurity.
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"Sometimespeopledon’t want tohearthetruthbecausetheydon’t want theirillusionsdestroyed” -FriedrichNietzsche
“NoFear,NoFavour—Asinavalo Werisetogether,weleadtogether” IamaproductofastoryIkeeptellingmyself oneofresilience,dignity,andchange.
AtWits,wewillbuildfree,safestudentaccommodation,createaDebtReliefFund,andendmoduleblocks. Everystudentwillhaveaccesstofreedevices,fairmarking.Entrepreneurswillthrivewithhubs,mentoring, andR5000start-upcapital,whilecommercegraduatesgainfreeCFAcertification.Womenwillreceivefree monthlypads,LGBTQIstudentswillbesupported,andnostudentwillbestrandedwithourtransportfund.
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THAPELO NKOANA
Postgraduate Diploma in Public and Development Management
“The Future is Female”
1. All students must register, regardless of their debt.
2. All students must graduate and receive their certificates regardless of debt.
3. Establishing a set date every month for NSFAS allowance to be paid.
4. The total abolishment of the Student Contract
5. No deposit for international students
6. Campus Protection Services Shuttle to extend its working hours and to extend its stops.
7. Private residences to be banned from having top-ups.
8. Private residences to provide notice and follow procedure when evicting.
9. Having an affordable, accessible and dignified cafeteria for students facing food insecurity. See My Video Here
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Bachelor of Education (4th Year)
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” - Nelson Mandela
We demand that all University departments donate 10% of their residual budgets to the Council Hardship Fund, which supports financially excluded students. Under the leadership of the Progressive Youth Alliance (PYA), the SRC has successfully raised R11 million through the KuboYaThuto SRC Legacy Fund, demonstrating our unwavering commitment to student support, financial inclusion, and meaningful institutional transformation.
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Bachelor of Education in Intermediate Phase Teaching (4th Year)
“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
The PYA ensured that students who were affected by TVET NSFAS were accommodated by negotiating with the private accommodation providers to allow the students to stay for free from Feb – July 2025 and that the distribution of Student Affairs contributes additional funds towards increasing Hardship accommodation for these students. And we demand free and compulsory healthcare for all students at campus health.
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Dash Mfaba Sifiso Palai Dash Mfaba (Mac dee) PalaiSifiso
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Bachelor of Arts (3rd Year)
“Leaders are the ones who have the courage to go first, to put themselves at personal risk to open a path for others to follow”
-Simon Sinek
As the PYA we demand that all students, regardless of their year of study, should be granted an opportunity to write supplementary exams across all faculties
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APHELELE QWABI
Bachelor of Education in Senior Phase & FET (4th Year)
“A Leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way” - J. Maxwell
1. All students must register, regardless of their debt.
2. All students must graduate and receive their certificates regardless of debt.
3. Establishing a set date every month for NSFAS allowance to be paid.
4. The total abolishment of the Student Contract
5. No deposit for international students
6. Campus Protection Services Shuttle to extend its working hours and to extend its stops.
7. Private residences to be banned from having top-ups.
8. Private residences to provide notice and follow procedure when evicting.
9. Having an affordable, accessible and dignified cafeteria for students facing food insecurity.
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KARABO SAMBO SRC GENERAL ELECTION
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Master
of Science in Science Communication (1st Year)
“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not a bully.”
- Jim Rohn
Wits is not just a university, it is the best institution in South Africa and Africa, a place where we sharpen our excellence and conquer the Wits Edge. But too many students are left behind by financial strain, academic pressure, and lack of support. I am running for SRC to fight for funding, mental health support, and a truly inclusive campus where every voice matters. Together, we can strengthen Wits’ legacy while ensuring no student is forgotten. Let’s conquer challenges, unlock opportunities, and build a future where we all thrive. Vote for leadership that listens, acts, and delivers.
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LINDOKUHLE SIBEKO
Bachelor of Arts (2nd Year)
“Public Universities are like tombstones- beautiful on the outside but rotten on the inside. It is the duty of all students who are marginalized and struggling to fight for their rights”. - Lindokuhle Sibeko
As the Wits PYA, we unequivocally demand the removal of any residence that fails to comply with the service delivery policies of the CHRL from the Wits accommodation accreditation list. We further call for more career expos and increased company engagement to connect Humanitiesstudents with relevant employment opportunities
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Lindokuhlesibeko author Lndokuhle Sibeko Writes
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A leader’s strength lies in compassion.
The PYA was able to ensure that EBE, Science and Health start projects that allow continuation of uploading of previous assessments and memos as well as study notes and tips, and humanities is underway with the TLU. We demand that all businesses operating on campus provide work experience opportunities for at least 2 students per business on a rotational basis.
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NONHLANHLA SIWELA
Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery (5th Year)
“The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed” -Steve Biko
As a black woman in medicine and an activist, I strive to overcome in the face of adversity and fight for the cause in my term of office. I will ensure the issues Health Sciences students are recoghised and addressed. I will ensure our voices are heard
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NSOVO SONDLANI SRC GENERAL ELECTION
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Bachelor of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering (2nd Year)
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”
- Mahatma Ghandi
1. All students must register, regardless of their debt.
2. All students must graduate and receive their certificates regardless of debt.
3. Establishing a set date every month for NSFAS allowance to be paid.
4. The total abolishment of the Student Contract
5. No deposit for international students
6. Campus Protection Services Shuttle to extend its working hours and to extend its stops.
7. Private residences to be banned from having top-ups.
8. Private residences to provide notice and follow procedure when evicting.
9. Having an affordable, accessible and dignified cafeteria for students facing food insecurity.
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Nsovo Sondlani
Nsovo Sondlani
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BLESSING TSEBE
Bachelor of Arts in Film & Television (3rd Year)
“Each generationmust, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it” - Frantz Fanon
The PYA-led SRC successfully secured the disbursement of R65 million from the university’s reserved funds, ensuring the clearance of historical debt and enabling students to register. Building on this achievement, the Wits PYA further calls for increased funding support from State-Owned Entities such as SETAs and the NFVF, to expand opportunities and sustainably address the financial barriers that continue to exclude students from accessing higher education.
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VUYI TWALA
Bachelor of Arts (3rd Year)
Be the change you want to see in the world," -
Mahatma Ghandi
1. All students must register, regardless of their debt.
2. All students must graduate and receive their certificates regardless of debt.
3. Establishing a set date every month for NSFAS allowance to be paid.
4. The total abolishment of the Student Contract
5. No deposit for international students
6. Campus Protection Services Shuttle to extend its working hours and to extend its stops.
7. Private residences to be banned from having top-ups.
8. Private residences to provide notice and follow procedure when evicting.
9. Having an affordable, accessible and dignified cafeteria for students facing food insecurity. See My Video Here
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MANDULO XABA
Bachelor of Arts (3rd Year)
“Excellencemustbepursued.Itmustbewooedwithallofone’smight andeverybitofeffortthattheyhave...” -VinceLombardi
1. All students must register, regardless of their debt.
2. All students must graduate and receive their certificates regardless of debt.
3. Establishing a set date every month for NSFAS allowance to be paid.
4. The total abolishment of the Student Contract
5. No deposit for international students
6. Campus Protection Services Shuttle to extend its working hours and to extend its stops.
7. Private residences to be banned from having top-ups.
8. Private residences to provide notice and follow procedure when evicting.
9. Having an affordable, accessible and dignified cafeteria for students facing food insecurity.
See My Video Here
Meet Your Candidates Wits Amphitheatre @ 13:00
Campign Circuses Venues: 1. Amic Deck
Campaign Schedule
2. Education Campus Library (Harold Holmes Library)
3. Health Sciences Campus
Monday, 15 September 2025
Voting Days
Tuesday - Thursday, 16-18 September 2025
Monday-Tuesday 22-23 September 2025
