Student union calls for special unit to tackle GBV at tertiary institutions

CAPE TOWN - The Cape Peninsula University of Technology and the University of the Western Cape will hold a vigil for the student that was stabbed multiple times on Saturday.

She was stabbed at a private residence, allegedly by her boyfriend.

Videos of the attack have since been circulating on social media.

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The victim is in hospital while the perpetrator has been arrested.

The SA Union of Students is calling for a special police unit to tackle gender-based violence at tertiary institutions.

SAUS spokesperson, Asive Dlanjwa, says statistics show GBV cases at tertiary institutions need serious intervention.