{"id":266780,"date":"2025-09-04T10:18:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T08:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/tvet-students-march-for-safety-during-womens-month\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T10:19:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T08:19:36","slug":"tvet-students-march-for-safety-during-womens-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/tvet-students-march-for-safety-during-womens-month\/","title":{"rendered":"TVET students march for safety during Women\u2019s Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Students from Eastcape Midlands TVET College in Heath Park took to Stanford Road on Tuesday, 25 August, in a passionate plea for authorities to tackle escalating crime and gender-based violence plaguing their community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/peexpress.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/picket6_75680.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:481px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kidnappings, murder, GBV and crime are some of the reasons why students picketed along Stanford Road on Tuesday 26 August. 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