{"id":263555,"date":"2025-06-06T17:28:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T15:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/watch-nwu-investigates-violation-of-human-rights-after-men-chant-against-the-boer-and-farmers-at-residence\/"},"modified":"2025-06-07T14:35:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T12:35:19","slug":"watch-nwu-investigates-violation-of-human-rights-after-men-chant-against-the-boer-and-farmers-at-residence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/watch-nwu-investigates-violation-of-human-rights-after-men-chant-against-the-boer-and-farmers-at-residence\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: NWU investigates violation of human rights after men chant against the \u201cboer\u201d and farmers at residence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The North-West University (NWU) issued a statement today, saying they are aware of an incident that allegedly involved chanting and the infringement of other students&#8217; rights at one of the student residences on the Potchefstroom Campus. 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