South Africa: Academic programme at Rhodes resumes amid talks about rape culture

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'RHODES university returned slowly and "sensitively" to its academic programme on Monday, although the rape culture on campus remained the subject of campus debate and protest.

Last week’s High Court interdict against unlawful activities on the campus remained in place, despite heated argument from campaigners and an intervention from 36 Rhodes academics, who urged that the restraint be lifted as an "act of good faith".
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The problematic issue remains the activists’ demands that any student accused of rape or sexual assault be evicted from a residence and classes during the investigation, and that investigations proceed immediately against students named on the so-called reference list.

The SRC said vice-chancellor Sizwe Mabizela would not accede to this demand because he was not prepared to defy section 35(3) of the South African constitution, which stated that a person was innocent until proven guilty.'