Judge orders Milela Mbana to be registered for an LLB degree after portal shut him out
“Unconstitutional” is how judge Mbulelo Jolwana described Walter Sisulu University’s conduct in a judgment handed down recently after the university prevented a prospective law student from registering within the timelines stipulated by the university.
was cleared the same day, and could access the online registration portal. He then tried to register. The university outlined the legal framework that authorised it to decide entrance requirements as well as student numbers. It drew attention to its right to admit or refuse admissions while considering its targets and capacity.
Though there were 276 letters, there were only 75 spaces available for the LLB programme, which is determined by the department of higher education and training as a part funder of the programme. So regardless of how many admission letters are issued, the university can only provide teaching to 75 students, or it is penalised by the department.
“This is because after expiry of the three-day period he would have lost the space allocated to him as he would have failed to act within the timelines expressly communicated to him.”
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