EWN reports that University of South Africa (Unisa) students have started a petition in a desperate plea to have the university release their certificates, months after they graduated.

They lamented on Tuesday that the situation had major consequences on their personal lives as they have been unable to apply for jobs and further their studies. The petition has so far garnered nearly 1,000 signatures from frustrated students around the country. One student said: “We are pleading with the university to prioritise graduates.” Another said: “I couldn’t register in 2021 for my LLB degree with the same university.” Odette Jones, who completed her Bachelor of Education degree last year, started the petition in a bid to force the university to make a formal commitment. She claimed that attempts to get answers from the university and Unisa's ombudsman had been fruitless. Unisa failed to give a formal response regarding the issue, despite a number of attempts by Eyewitness News.

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