The Stellenbosch University Student Representative Council [SRC] on Tuesday expressed concern over council’s decision on the language policy, saying it provided no real solutions. SRC spokesperson James de Villiers said in a statement: “We are afraid the motion regarding language implies no real change at the university, ultimately resulting in[…]
The University of the Western Cape’s student representative council (SRC) on Wednesday issued an urgent memorandum to the university’s council, calling for a lasting solution to student debt. SRC president Akhona Landu said in a statement that the council would sit on Friday to deliberate on governance issues. The council[…]
Around three hundred students were seen demonstrating at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) on Monday, calling for it to close its doors. Speaking to VOC News, UWC student protester, LeratorWolela says throughout the day, students chanted songs for free higher education as they say their demands have not[…]
An agreement was reached by Wits University’s senior management and the Wits SRC to resume all academic programmes on Wednesday, October 28. Vice-Chancellor Adam Habib said the two bodies reached a resolution on a series of proposals put forward. “We have agreed to postpone the examinations and a new examination[…]
The EFF is taking the University of the Witwatersrand to court to interdict this week’s Student Representative Council (SRC) elections, EFF acting spokesperson Fana Mokoena said on Monday. This was after the university stood by its decision last week to suspend seven EFF supporters who it said had shown no[…]
The Student Representative Council’s (SRC) of five of South African universities have joined the academic and cultural boycott of Israel. This was announced at a joint press conference with Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS South Africa) at UNISA on Monday. The universities, UNISA, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Durban University[…]
While protests are ongoing, media liaison at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), Thami Nkwanyane claims that management are performing their duties by informing students and staff about the unrest at it’s Bellville campus. Students are reportedly demanding registration without the payment of tuition fees. “As a University we[…]
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