University of Venda warns students about fake 2027 application link
The University of Venda has issued a warning to prospective students and parents regarding a fraudulent 2027 application link circulating on social media. The institution advises the public to use only official communication channels and websites to avoid scams and cybersecurity risks.
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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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The claim is reported identically by three independent news sources: Dailydispatch, Sowetan, and Theherald.
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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 …
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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 …
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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 the fraudulent link purports to be the official 2027 portal is confirmed by Dailydispatch and multiple web search results.
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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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— 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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— 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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