Zim student sues Fort Hare for R5m

An East London student who was deregistered from the University of Fort Hare  in his third year  after obtaining distinctions for many of his nursing modules is suing the university for more than R5m. In court papers filed on February 26 through lawyers Makombe Bunyonyo Attorneys at the East London high court, Rashid Pena, a Zimbabwean national, is suing Fort Hare for emotional shock and trauma, and constitutional damage.