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Traditionally recognised as one of the most prestigious institutions in the continent of Africa with a number of illustrious Alumni as its products.

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01/06/2026

𝗨𝗙𝗛 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘆 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴

The University of Fort Hare (UFH) has officially opened its Speech Therapy Clinic in KuGompo (East London) on 29 May 2026. The fully equipped teaching and service facility is designed to expand access to communication rehabilitation services for underprivileged communities at no cost, while strengthening the clinical training of future healthcare professionals.

Located at the New Teaching Venue on Oxford Street, the clinic represents a significant development in the Faculty of Health Sciences’ Speech Language Pathology (SLP) programme offered by the Department of Natural Rehabilitative Sciences.

The facility is designed to respond to growing community healthcare needs, particularly in areas where access to specialised speech therapy services remains limited.

The launch brought together healthcare professionals, government stakeholders, students, and community members, indicating a shared commitment to strengthening rehabilitation services in the Eastern Cape.

READ MORE | https://www.ufh.ac.za/news/ufh-officially-opens-speech-therapy-clinic-to-close-healthcare-gaps-and-strengthen-health-sciences-training

29/05/2026

WATCH I Iphupha Alifi Umnikazi Walo Esaphila — From Security Officer to a Graduate

From protecting the university by day to pursuing her dreams by night this is the inspiring story of Landiswa Mbilini, a proud University of Fort Hare student currently completing her BA Honours in African Languages A full-time Security Officer, devoted mother of two, and determined scholar, Landiswa’s journey is one of resilience, sacrifice, and unwavering faith.

After years of putting her dreams on hold due to life’s responsibilities, joining UFH in 2020 reignited her passion for education and reminded her that it was never too late to begin again. Balancing motherhood, demanding work shifts, teaching practice, and late-night study sessions, Landiswa refused to give up on herself. Through exhaustion, disappointment, and countless challenges, she carried one belief close to her heart: “Iphupha alifi umnikazi walo esaphila” a dream does not die while its owner is still alive.

28/05/2026

𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀: 𝗨𝗙𝗛 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗲-𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴

The University of Fort Hare’s Faculty of Education recently convened a seminar that brought together academics, students, and representatives of the Department of Basic Education to critically examine the promises and challenges of mother tongue-based bilingual education in South African mathematics classrooms.

Hosted by the Science, Mathematics Education, and Environmental Education Department, the seminar ran under the theme “Pros and Cons in the Implementation of Mother Tongue-Based Bilingual Education in South African Mathematics Classrooms.”

Central to the debate was whether mother tongue-based instruction strengthens conceptual understanding or risks excluding learners who navigate multiple linguistic systems.

The panel, moderated by Dr Xolani Khalo, senior lecturer and Head of Department, included keynote speaker Dr Naledi Mbude-Mehana, Deputy Director-General (DDG) for Transformation Programmes and Language at DBE; Dr Brian Ramadiro, a specialist in the field from the Nelson Mandela Institute; UFH lecturers Dr Nondwe Ngibe and Ms Karin Hackmack; and pre-service teacher Mnikelo Futshane, bringing together policy, institutional, and student perspectives.

READ MORE | https://www.ufh.ac.za/news/counting-in-two-tongues-ufh-seminar-interrogates-pros-and-cons-of-mother-tongue-based-mathematics-teaching

27/05/2026

WATCH I Against all odds, she made it! Meet Nthabiseng Xelani, a BA Music student at the University of Fort Hare who refused to let epilepsy silence her dreams. As a vocal student, music was Nthabiseng’s identity, but living with epilepsy meant carrying a hidden fear. From the anxiety of stigma and judgment to the physical toll of seizures, her academic and musical journey became a quiet yet difficult battle.

With the unwavering support of her parents and her dedicated voice lecturer, Nthabiseng rebuilt her confidence, reclaimed her voice, and successfully completed her degree. Her graduation is a powerful reminder that disability does not mean inability, and that no condition should ever define your future.

26/05/2026

𝗨𝗙𝗛 𝗟𝗟𝗕 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽

From the Cape Flats to a cross-border legal role in East Africa, University of Fort Hare (UFH) Bachelor of Laws (LLB) graduate Bathandwa Hlanjwa is now working at the intersection of law, justice, and community impact in Uganda.

He is currently deployed between Kampala and Bushenyi under a 14-month exchange programme coordinated by the Africa Judges and Jurists Forum (AJJF) and Norec, Norway’s governmental agency for global work exchanges. He serves as a Legal Advisor with the Foundation for Human Rights Initiative (FHRI).

The AJJF-Norec programme places young legal professionals within partner organisations across East and Southern Africa, with a focus on strengthening access to justice, legal capacity development, and human rights practice across the region.

His work focuses on criminal justice processes, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), and legal support for vulnerable and incarcerated persons.

Hlanjwa, who graduated with his LLB during the 2026 Autumn Graduation, traces his journey back to the Cape Flats in Zone 8, Kwa Langa, where it all began.

READ MORE | https://www.ufh.ac.za/news/ufh-llb-graduate-deployed-in-uganda-under-prestigious-african-and-norwegian-human-rights-fellowship

26/05/2026

𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲, 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱

“When 15 million daily commuters depend on a system that is both lifeline and battleground, what path forward exists? And what happens when millions of those commuters are children, whose only route to school runs along degraded gravel roads in ageing, unroadworthy vehicles?”

That was the urgent question Dr Siyabulela Christopher Fobosi took to the University of Manchester recently, where he presented at the International Network for Transport and Accessibility in Low Income Communities (INTALInC) and the Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) conference, Addressing Transport Inequalities in the Global South.

Dr Fobosi is a Senior Researcher in the Department of Public and Constitutional Law at the Faculty of Law. An industrial and public sociologist, his research focuses on the political economy of labour, mobility justice, and transport inequality. He is the author of A Fork in the Road? The Formalisation of South Africa’s Minibus Taxi Industry (African Sun Media, 2026).

Over two workshops, he offered a searing portrait of South Africa’s minibus taxi industry, not only as a site of labour precarity and violence, but as a daily obstacle course for the nation’s young learners.

READ MORE | https://www.ufh.ac.za/news/ufh-researcher-imparts-knowledge-at-manchester-university-on-transport-justice-child-mobility-and-the-fork-in-the-road

25/05/2026

WATCH I Today we officially celebrate Africa Day as we reflect on the vibrant celebrations recently held at the University of Fort Hare. The university came alive with the spirit of Africa through powerful drumbeats, poetry, traditional dance, music, storytelling, and colourful cultural attire. Students from across the continent proudly showcased the beauty and diversity of their heritage, representing different countries and cultures.

21/05/2026

WATCH I Before she was a University of Fort Hare graduate, Vuyolwethu Dila was locked in the toughest fight of her life. At just 25 years old, the Mthatha-born boxing champion has gone from representing South Africa on the global stage to the dark depths of a crippling crystal m**h (tik) addiction, and finally to the ultimate victory, walking the stage with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology.

21/05/2026

𝗨𝗙𝗛 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮!

Through the International Affairs Office, the University of Fort Hare celebrated Africa Day in the true spirit and glamour of African culture at the university’s heritage campus in eDikeni on Friday, 15 May.

The celebration featured outstanding cultural performances by students representing various African countries and cultural groups, like Lesotho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, and Kenya. Their performances created an atmosphere filled with pride, excitement, and appreciation for African identity and traditions.

READ MORE | https://www.ufh.ac.za/news/ufh-celebrates-africa

21/05/2026

𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱, 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀: 𝗗𝗿 𝗡𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶’𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲-𝗢𝗳𝗳𝘀 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀

A doctoral study by University of Fort Hare researcher Dr Thulani Ningi has found that everyday households in the Amathole District are constantly forced to make difficult choices between food, water, and energy needs – and that these trade-offs directly shape how resilient families are to economic and environmental shocks.

This study earned the young, award-winning academic from Qoboqobo (Keiskammahoek) his PhD in Agricultural Economics at UFH during the 2026 Autumn Graduation.

Based on 655 households and supported by focus group discussions, his research shows that there are more trade-offs than synergies in how families access and use these essential resources. In simple terms, people often sacrifice one need to meet another.

READ MORE | https://www.ufh.ac.za/news/bring-food-water-and-energy-closer-to-households-ufh-phd-research-exposes-daily-trade-offs-facing-rural-families

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