Vice Chancellor and Principal Mahlo Mokgalong says the institution prided itself as a breeding ground for student activism during the apartheid era.Mokgalong says the institution also played a role in developing the surrounding area economically.
“The University of Limpopo, University of the North then, played a major role in shaping the future of this country. You know, as students, we used to say when Turfloop sneezes, the whole country will catch the cold and that’s exactly how it is. The philosophy of Black Consciousness emerged here.” She adds: “Last week, we had one of the founders, Professor Pityana. They are the ones who put their heads together at this university, thought through and came up with the philosophy of Black Consciousness, the definition and everything and came up with a student organisation, SASO, which pulled students through.”
According to Mokgalong, in 1972, the late student and anti-apartheid activist Onkgopotse Tiro gave a speech at the in the province which she says rattled a few conservatives. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.