Durban University of Technology

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Family of slain DUT student go after security company and university (SowetanLIVE)

Mlungisi Madonsela died after being shot in an alleged altercation with security guards at the Durban University of Technology on February 12 2019.

“The common law gives no damages for the emotional distress which any normal person experiences when someone he loves is killed or injured. The first hurdle which a plaintiff claiming damages of the kind in question must surmount is to establish he is suffering not merely grief, distress or any other normal emotion, but a positive psychiatric illness,” the university argued.

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Family of slain DUT student call for compensation (Independent Online)

The family of the deceased say they want some form of compensation and for justice to prevail, as the death of their son has left a gaping wound in their ...

We are a little hopeful that something positive will come of it,” he said. It is alleged that a group of students were gathered under a tree in Ritson Road, opposite the Steve Biko Campus. The judge supported the motion, saying he was of the view that an adjournment was needed for the plaintiffs to amend their particulars of claim, as he was not convinced they were sufficiently supported by evidence and probable solutions.

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