CPUT SRC calls for resolution of impasse, resumption of lectures
CPUT suspended its academic programme after weeks of protests; ordered students to leave residences.
The Central Student Representative Council (CSRC) at Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) is urging for a resolution to the ongoing impasse and the return to normal academic activities. Lectures were halted after several weeks of student protests.
Higher Education Department has stepped in to mediate the situation in CPUT. Secretary General of CSRC, Ababalwe Bangiso, emphasized that they are open to negotiations with the university management and other stakeholders. However, they insist on involving the students directly in these discussions.
Bangiso explained that while they have had talks with the university council and executives, their agreements are not reflected in the communications sent to the students. This discrepancy has led to frustration on the part of the students.
The impasse has forced the university to close all its campuses and order students to vacate their residences on the CPUT campuses.
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