“Calls for Prayer-Warriors”: CUT Welkom Campus Mourns Death of Fourth-Year Education Student
- The Student Representative Council of CUT's Welkom Campus announced the passing of a fourth-year student
- Rethabile Bokopane was studying towards a Bachelor of Education in Foundation Phase at the university
- A memorial service was scheduled at the Central University of Technology (CUT) campus ahead of her burial in the Free State
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The Central University of Technology's Welkom Campus is in mourning after the death of one of its students. The Student Representative Council announced on 8 August 2026 that Rethabile Bokopane, a fourth-year Bachelor of Education in Foundation Phase student, had passed away.
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The SRC shared the news in a formal communiqué addressed to the student body, saying her passing had left a void in the hearts of classmates, lecturers, and all who had known her. The council extended condolences to her family, friends, and loved ones on behalf of the entire CUT community.
A memorial service will be held on 12 August 2026, at Venue A3 on the CUT Welkom Campus, running from 12:30 to 15:30. Her burial took place on Saturday, 15 August 2026, in Hlohlolwane, Clocolan, in the Free State. Read the SRC's official announcement on Facebook:
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Mzansi reacts to CUT loss
The announcement drew an outpouring of grief and concern from those who follow the campus page online:
@Mando Bridget Morapeli-Gaseitsiwe wrote:
"This is the fourth death I have heard about since I started following the CUT Welkom page. This calls for serious prayer-warriors."
@Mphedi Mavis said:
"So every year there has to be a final year student that pass away? Pray for them, people."
@Masiu Masiu shared:
"Condolences to the family and students together."
@Keketso Fortune wrote:
"Yhoooooo that college 😭"
@Mokone Ramanamane added:
"Condolences to her family and the entire academia. 😔"
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