University of Venda warns students about fake 2027 application link
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“The University of Venda (Univen) has warned prospective students and parents against a fake 2027 application link circulating on social media”
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One web search result explicitly confirms that the University of Venda warned students and parents about a fake 2027 application link. However, the other provided evidence for this claim is irrelevant (discussing Croatia, Kenya, and Zimbabwe), meaning only one distinct source confirms the specific event.
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— Kenyatta University (KU) is a public university with its main campus in Nairobi, Kenya. It acquired the status of university in 1985, being the third university after University of Nairobi (1970) and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenyatta_University
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenyatta_University
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— Mosima Gabriel "Tokyo" Sexwale (pronounced seh-KHWAH-lay, Venda: [sexwále]; born 5 March 1953) is a South African businessman, politician, anti-apartheid activist, and former political prisoner. For …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Sexwale
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Sexwale
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— Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo River, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zam…
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“the fraudulent link falsely claims to be the institution’s official 2027 application portal”
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The claim that a fraudulent link is posing as the official portal is supported by the same web search result that mentions the university's warning. No other independent sources provided in the evidence set corroborate this specific detail.
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— The University of Venda has warned prospective students and parents against a fake 2027 application link circulating on social media. File photo. (Facebook/University of Venda)
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-08-uni…
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-08-uni…
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— The University of Venda does not charge an application fee for undergraduate or postgraduate applications. All applications for the 2027 intake can be submitted free of charge through the official por…
https://www.bursariesafrica.co.za/universities/how-to-apply-…
https://www.bursariesafrica.co.za/universities/how-to-apply-…
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— About the University of Venda The University of Venda celebrated its 40th Anniversary in the year 2022. The celebration was characterized by embracing past achievements, recognizing current success st…
https://www.univen.ac.za/
https://www.univen.ac.za/
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