DUT Refutes Defunding Claims Following Tragic Student Death

DUT refutes defunding claims following tragic student death

Tragedy at DUT as student falls from campus building

Tragedy struck at the Durban University of Technology Steve Biko campus on Tuesday when a student fell to his death from a building.

DUT Student Jumps To His Death From High-Rise Building At Steve Biko Campus - The Bulrushes

Durban – Students watched in horror when a male student at Durban University of Technology (DUT) jumped to his death from the roof of a high-rise building at the Steve Biko Campus. The student, who can not be named until his next of kin have been informed of the tragedy, was seen climbing over the railing before jumping to his death on Tuesday, 19 August 2025. Police officers were called to attend to the apparent suicide that left many students …

'Defunded' Durban University of Technology student jumps to death on campus

A student of the Durban University of Technology (DUT) who was allegedly frustrated by being defunded by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has taken his own life. The male student, whose name will be withheld until his family has been informed, took his own life on Tuesday morning at the Steve Biko campus in central Durban. He jumped from the 5th floor of the campus and died instantly after hitting the ground. In a video that was…