{"id":1036,"date":"2024-10-10T10:01:40","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T10:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?page_id=1036"},"modified":"2024-12-04T10:38:53","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T10:38:53","slug":"social-justice-and-transformation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/en_gb\/social-justice-and-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Justice and Transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1036\" class=\"elementor elementor-1036\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32db2e2c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"32db2e2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6afe536f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6afe536f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fe260f9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1fe260f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dc593f1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1dc593f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eb0a091 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2eb0a091\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d1cb8a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d1cb8a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/social-justice-and-transformation-about-us\/\">About Us<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e6aad5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e6aad5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/social-justice-and-transformation-about-us\/?preview_id=12814&#038;preview_nonce=4279880096&#038;preview=true\">\nConnecting through innovation, quality, and excellence..<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78395f22 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"78395f22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f4117ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f4117ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/disability-services-unit\/\">Disability Services <\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d068938 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d068938\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/disability-services-unit\/\">Empowering inclusivity through disability services.<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f9921a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f9921a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c46a4ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c46a4ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/how-to-apply\/\">Events <\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e49ce6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e49ce6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Creating impactful events that inspire and connect.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-100c4c53 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"100c4c53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2db6cd46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2db6cd46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/social-justice-and-transformation-contact-us\/\">Contact Us <\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b507703 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b507703\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/social-justice-and-transformation-contact-us\/\">Get in touch with us for any inquiries or assistance.<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-216dcfa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"216dcfa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baa4adc e-con-full e-flex e-con 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dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"1\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a957e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a957e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d93759 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d93759\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a78ba96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a78ba96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Graduation-Special-publication-for-SEPTEMBER-2024.pdf\">2nd Annual Khudisa Disability Arts Festival Invitation<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30a1bf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"30a1bf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2nd-Annual-Khudisa-Disability-Arts-Festival-Invitation.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/KHULISA.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13682\" alt=\"\" title=\"KHULISA \u2013 Vaal University of Technology\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"2\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0f486e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e0f486e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6921ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a6921ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e1c6af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e1c6af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Non-Adademics-Staff-Experiences-in-Higher-Education.png\">Non Adademics Staff Experiences in Higher Educatio<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7857e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d7857e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Graduation-Special-publication.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Non-Adademics-Staff-Experiences-in-Higher-Education.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13686\" alt=\"\" title=\"Non-Adademics-Staff-Experiences-in-Higher-Education \u2013 Vaal University of Technology\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"3\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c02fd8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c02fd8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dae8dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1dae8dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67b632a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67b632a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Installation-of-Chancellor-Zwelibanzi-Vincent-Mntambo-2024-06-06-1.pdf\">Decolonisation Workshop <br>2024\n<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46a3307 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46a3307\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SJT.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DECOLONISATION.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13680\" alt=\"\" title=\"DECOLONISATION \u2013 Vaal University of Technology\" 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Installation-of-Chancellor-Zwelibanzi-Vincent-Mntambo-2024-06-06-1.pdf\">VUT and Emfuleni Local Municipality Heritage day 2024<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-371d55a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"371d55a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Heritage-Day-Poster-scaled-1.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Heritage-Day-Poster-scaled-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13681\" alt=\"\" title=\"Heritage-Day-Poster-scaled \u2013 Vaal University of Technology\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79bdf84 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"79bdf84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff933e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff933e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-raofz=\"15\">The purpose of the\u00a0<strong>Employment Equity<\/strong>\u00a0Act (EEA), No 55 of 1998 is to achieve\u00a0<strong>equity<\/strong>\u00a0in the workplace by promoting equal opportunity and fair treatment in\u00a0<strong>employment<\/strong>\u00a0through elimination of unfair discrimination and implementing affirmative action measures to redress the disadvantages in\u00a0<strong>employment<\/strong>\u00a0experienced by designated groups<\/p><p data-raofz=\"15\">EEA applies to\u00a0<strong>all\u00a0<\/strong>employers and workers and protects workers and job seekers from unfair discrimination, and also provides a framework for implementing affirmative action.<\/p><p data-raofz=\"15\">WHO ARE DESIGNATED GROUPS<\/p><p data-raofz=\"15\">The beneficiaries of affirmative action, also known as\u00a0<strong>designated groups<\/strong>, are limited to black people (i.e. Africans, Colored\u2019s and Indians), women and people with disabilities who: are citizens of the Republic of South Africa by birth or descent<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74a64ad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"74a64ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5e5c1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb5e5c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aacb247 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aacb247\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5478f07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5478f07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-raofz=\"15\"><strong>As contained in the VUT Integrated Transformation Plan (ITP) and the Transformation Charter, VUT Social Justice and Transformation Unit, we render the following services:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li data-raofz=\"15\">Develop, implement and evaluate VUT Transformation Plan<\/li><li data-raofz=\"15\">Facilitation of implementation of VUT\u2019s mission, vision and values<\/li><li data-raofz=\"15\">Proffer strategic advice on HE 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