April
| Date | Article/letter | Author | Media |
| 29 April |
The UCT Admissions Policy Debate An ordinary girl’s views on The Admissions Policy Debate that takes place in UCT once a year. |
Ntombi | News24 |
| 20 April |
UCT students get stuck into race debate This week the University of Cape Town hit back at the ANC's Marius Fransman's claims that transformation at the institution is progressing too slowly. UCT says Fransman has his figures wrong. But what do the students feel about it all? |
Rebecca Davis | Daily Maverick |
| 18 April |
UCT admissions unfairly blamed THE letter by Madiny Darries ("Admissions policy is not what I fought for", Cape Points, April12) refers. |
Gerda Kruger, UCT | The Cape Argus |
| 18 April |
Varsity corrects Fransman THE University of Cape Town (UCT) yesterday defended its commitment to admissions transformation to include coloureds, blacks and students from poor backgrounds. |
Irvine Makuyana | The New Age |
| 17 April |
ANC will not let facts get in the way of cheap points Following the advice: under no circumstances allow the facts to get in the way of a good story |
Dave Marrs | Business Day |
| 17 April |
Marius Fransman's facts wrong - UCT University says figures used by deputy minister in speech on transformation are incorrect |
Patricia Lucas | Politicsweb |
| 16 April |
UCT rejects Fransman's student fears UCT SAYS there is no basis for the fears of ANC provincial leader and Deputy Minister of International Relations and Co-operation Marius Fransman that its admissions policy will be changed in a way that makes it more difficult for black students to gain entry. |
Michelle Jones | Cape Times |
| 16 April |
Fransman got his facts wrong about progress with transformation at UCT THE University of Cape Town welcomes the entry by Marius Fransman, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Co-operation and Western Cape ANC leader into the admissions debate as reported by the Cape Times. |
Patricia Lucas, UCT | Cape Times |
| 13 April |
UCT admissions policy must change to advance transformation - Fransman UCT's admissions policy is "dismal", says Marius Fransman, and plans to replace it will make it even harder for black students to get into the university. |
Michelle Jones | Cape Times |
| 12 April |
UCT backsliding on racial transformation - Marius Fransman Only 150 students at university are from schools in Mitchells Plain, Khayelitsha or Gugulethu |
Marius Fransman | Politicsweb |
| 12 April |
Admissions policy is not what I fought for While many valid points have been made about the UCT admissions policy, it is, without a doubt, discriminatory. |
Madiny Darries, Pinelands | Cape Argus |