{"id":272225,"date":"2025-10-28T12:40:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T10:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/?p=272225"},"modified":"2025-10-28T12:40:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T10:40:07","slug":"cput-students-alleged-rape-fuels-gbv-outrage-on-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/cput-students-alleged-rape-fuels-gbv-outrage-on-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"CPUT student\u2019s alleged rape fuels GBV outrage on campus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>CAPE TOWN<\/strong>&#8211; As the country gears up to observe the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign next month, a recent incident at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) highlights the urgent need for intensified efforts to combat gender-based violence (GBV).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Saturday 18 October, a 24-year-old CPUT student was <a 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