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“We submitted a memo to the University of Stellenbosch. The content of the memo is to pursue the University to insource.
"Remember that currently we are in the outsourced services,” said shop steward Khawulezile Thombela.
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■ CPUT building set alight again
Cape Town - Protesting Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) students allegedly set a financial aid building alight for the second time on Monday night, causing extensive damage.
And at Stellenbosch university on Tuesday morning protesting students set alight bins and other objects.
CPUT spokeswoman Lauren Kansley said the financial aid offices at CPUT’s Bellville campus had been set alight for the second time.
“We have not estimated the cost of the damage yet and no arrests had been made by this (Tuesday) morning.”
Mayco member for safety and security JP Smith said police had been asked to assist the City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue service personnel at CPUT.
Firefighters were still dousing the smouldering remains on Tuesday morning.
An uneasy calm had settled over the CPUT campus and at UWC.
Some CPUT students were seen leaving the Bellville campus loaded with luggage on Tuesday morning after calls by management for students to vacate residences.
In a message to staff and students on Monday, CPUT vice-chancellor Dr Prins Nevhutalu said the university management had taken these decisions to protect students and university property.
“For the past few weeks CPUT has been held hostage by a group of students who are determined to make the university ungovernable.
“The academic activities have been disrupted and the destruction of university property has continued unabated.”
He asked those who could not vacate their residences immediately to do so by Wednesday.
Exams for non-exit level courses would be suspended until January 11 while students who are writing exit level subjects would be notified of their revised exam dates.
“We regret the trauma that has been suffered by students and staff during this period.”
Students reacted with disappointment and anger on social media, with many questioning how they were supposed to vacate within 48 hours when they had no money or place to go to.
The University of the Western Cape (UWC) would remain closed until further notice.
On Monday morning the Reslife building at UWC was set alight while security booths at the Kovacs building were set on fire.
“Three protesters were arrested in this regard. The suspects were caught at the Reslife building.
“The university condemns these attacks and reiterates its call for protesters to desist from committing acts of violence, vandalism, intimidation and arson,” said UWC spokesman Luthando Tyhalibongo.
Despite the chaos, more than 400 final-year students wrote their exams without any interruption at an off-campus location. All final year and postgraduate students have been given the opportunity to either write in November, December or January.
“First and second year students’ continuous assessment mark will be used as their final mark. In the case where first and second year students are not happy with their final mark, they will be afforded the opportunity of writing an exam in January.”
Damage to property at UWC has been over R10 million, and the university council is set to meet in the next few days to deliberate on the demands.
Tyhalibongo said UWC remained committed to the agreement it signed with #FeesMustFall and the Student Representative Council.
“Among the items that UWC has committed to are: the implementation of a zero percent non-increase; registration fees for indigent students were waived weeks ago; and students who are academically performing, but have outstanding fees, will be allowed to register in 2016.
“The university is open to finding interim measures in support of the outsourced staff members, which includes a commitment to subsidise cleaning workers with R1 000. This was communicated to the #FeesMustFall movement two weeks ago.”
He said the #FeesMustFall movement has demanded that the university should “use its limited reserves” to write off historic debt worth more than R270m. A process is under way to look at the feasibility of insourcing and writing off historic debt. A council meeting will take place in the next week to deliberate and decide on the demands.”
In a statement on Monday night the Department of Higher Education said it was “extremely disturbed by the continued violent and criminal activity on some public university campuses, particularly at such an important point in the academic calendar for university students”.
“Reports of arson, destruction of property and various forms of harassment and intimidation have been circulating over the past week, following the largely peaceful national student protests linked to #FeesMustFall. There have been reports of groups of unidentified individuals wearing balaclavas leading violent protests. It is unacceptable that staff and students at public universities have been threatened with violence, extensive damage to public property and normal academic activities being negatively affected because of violence and intimidation.”
Universities South Africa (USA) has condemned the “on-going wanton acts of violence and destruction of property” at UWC, CPUT and other institutions.
“We condemn these senseless acts that are intent on not only destroying our facilities but also denying the right of access to the majority of our students and staff members
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