The University of the Witwatersrand said classes would continue while management and the SRC continued negotiations to resolve a protest over fees and accommodation.
said classes would continue while management and the students representative council continued negotiations to resolve a protest over fees and accommodation.
Wits students began protesting last week on Wednesday over the exclusion of students who cannot register for the new academic year because they owe the university money, or cannot secure accommodation at residences because they cannot afford the deposit. this year introduced a new policy to cap its student accommodation allowance at R45 000 a year.held consultations to discuss the problems ahead of the commencement of academic classes.
NSFAS said it was in the process of identifying alternative accommodation within the stipulated rate of R45 000 a year.
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