"UCT is committed to fighting this scourge and as an institution we recognise our responsibility to dealing with and eliminating sexual assault and rape on campus," said Moholola. A 22-year-old UCT student said her life had not been the same since she was sexually assaulted by a fellow first-year student.
"It was on a Sunday and [was out] on orientation, but when we came back the bus had already left.
"I asked one of the male first years to wait [for me]. We went to his room and he started touching me. For the first few minutes I was almost paralysed, I tried to get him off but he overpowered me.
"He managed to undress me and that is when I screamed my lungs out," she said.
Pandor's spokesperson Lunga Ngqengelele said the minister has asked for the finalisation of a policy and strategy framework as part of a response to challenges faced by higher learning institutions.