University of Venda warns students about fake 2027 application link

Sowetan · May 08, 2026 · 258 words · By Gugulethu Mashinini

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What to know about University of Venda warns students about fake 2027 application link

Story audio is generated using AI The University of Venda (Univen) has warned prospective students and parents against a fake 2027 application link circulating on social media, saying it could expose users to scams and cybersecurity risks.

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Why it matters

In a statement, the university said the fraudulent link falsely claims to be the institution’s official 2027 application portal.

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“Univen wishes to caution prospective students, parents, guardians and the public against a fraudulent application link currently circulating on various social media platforms that purports to be the official 2027 application portal for the University,” it…

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Claim 1: “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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The claim is reported by two independent sources: a cross-reference from Dailydispatch and a web search result explicitly stating that the University of Venda warned students and parents about a fake 2027 application link on social media.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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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Claim 2: “the fraudulent link falsely claims to be the institution’s official 2027 application portal”

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The web search result explicitly states that in a statement from the university, it was noted that 'the fraudulent link falsely claims to be the institution’s official 2[027 application portal]', confirming the nature of the fraud.

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