Attorneys Association of the Eastern Cape’s (ASSEC) treasurer, Zolile Nqgeza; AASEC Chairperson, Kailash Karsan; the recipient of the AASEC bursary, Helenique Grootboom; AASEC’s Lee-Anne Groener; AASEC secretary, Shakira Ahmed; and AASEC’s Tasneem Fredericks.

By Kgomotso Ramotsho

 The Attorneys Association of the South Eastern Cape (AASEC) has joined in helping students achieve their dreams of being able to get a tertiary education. In a statement released, the AASEC said for a number of years they have awarded a well deserving student with a bursary worth R 20 000 towards their law studies. However, in light of the Fees Must Fall movement that took place last year and the ongoing hardships experienced by many students, AASEC convened a special general meeting of its members at which it was resolved to increase the number of bursaries awarded to a maximum of three annually and increase the individual amounts from R 20 000 to R 25 000 each. The candidates for this year’s bursaries were put forward by the law faculty of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU).

AASEC said interviews were conducted with each of the nominated candidates and, the three recipients who were found to be the most deserving were selected. AASEC pointed out that all recipients of the bursaries are in their second year of studies towards their LLB degrees. The recipients have attained good academic results, notwithstanding the unrest around universities during their first year of study, as well as some trying personal circumstances.

The recipients Helenique Grootboom, Sanele Dlamini and Sinethemba Kepu were handed bursaries at an annual law faculty awards dinner held by the NMMU law faculty in April.

Kgomotso Ramotsho Cert Journ (Boston) Cert Photography (Vega) is the news reporter at De Rebus.

This article was first published in De Rebus in 2017 (June) DR 13.