Over 200 Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) students still waiting for accommodation gathered a stone-throw away from where President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his State of the Nation Address (SONA) in the City Hall on Thursday night. They highlighted the ongoing accommodation crisis at the institution.
Over 200 Cape Peninsula University of Technology students still waiting for accommodation gathered a stone-throw away from where President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his State of the Nation Address in the City Hall on Thursday night. They highlighted the ongoing accommodation crisis at the institution. The students returned to picket at the gates of the university on Friday morning.
Student activist Manyange Luphindo described the worsening conditions: ‘Students have been sleeping here for three weeks. Every day, student numbers are taken, and they are promised placement, but we see the same faces here.’ Students also criticised the government’s handling of the crisis. Second-year student Mihlali Kona, from East London, said, ‘The situation inside is dire. Students are sleeping on the floor, and it’s very cold. It’s been two weeks now, and we have not been placed. said they are capacity, and those of us who aren’t placed must find alternative accommodation. But private accommodation in Cape Town is very expensive. They want R9 000 for a deposit.
During the SONA, Ramaphosa stated that 12 blended finance projects worth nearly R38-billion had been approved, including those for student accommodation. However, students say their reality tells a different story. ‘This is the real state of the nation,’ said Kona. Kansley said CPUT has increased its bed count this year by 1,000 beds and can house 16,200 students. She said the institution received roughly 80,000 residence applications and over half a million applications for study. ‘This shows the massive demand for a place to study at our university particularly.’She said hundreds of students hoping to secure residence have had their ‘pending’ status moved to ‘accepted’, ‘thanks to a round-the-clock drive from CPUT’.
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