Fix low admission numbers: ANCYL
The ANC Youth League on Tuesday called on government to address the problem of low admission numbers to higher education institutions.
“The South African government... should acknowledge the fact that the inability to institutions of higher learning to admit the entirety of learners who are eligible for higher education is reaching a crisis level,” said spokesman Floyd Shivambu.
The ANC Youth League was reacting to reports that the mother of a prospective student died and 20 people were injured in a stampede at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) on Tuesday morning.
It sent its condolences to the family of the woman killed.
Thousands of shocked prospective students and their parents stood outside the university after the stampede in a registration queue.
Many ambulances and police cars were still parked at the Bunting road entrance, and police and university security staff were not allowing anybody in.
UJ registrar Marie Muller told eNews channel that the incident happened as students queued for last-minute applications to the tertiary institution.
The university received 5000 applications from new entrants on Monday.
TimesLive reported that last year there were 11,000 first-year places available and that the university processed 85,000 applications.
The situation was similar at other universities.
Shivambu said the ANCYL would work together with the SA Students’ Congress to find solutions to the crisis.
It would also meet the UJ’s management and the higher education ministry.
“As youth, we carry the obligation to find sustainable solutions to the fact that our institutions of higher learning cannot accommodate all prospective eligible students, who have the passion, capacity and will to further their studies,” said Shivambu.
Sinudeity
He's wrong, dont listen to this dude.Register a couple of months beforehand.
Dont leave it to the last minute.
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Sinudeity
For one thing, raise the low standards required to enter university.Halfway through the year UJ is empty.
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candilious
As youth, we carry the obligation to find sustainable solutions to the fact that our institutions of higher learning cannot accommodate all prospective eligible students, who have the passion, capacity and will to further their studies,” said Shivambu^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Heheheheheh what are you going to do March and deliver a mandate staing that all Universities must take all students. Talking off late reaction my moer tsek
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MuAfro
I agree the ANCYL this time, this what they need to be doing., looking after the youth interest.@Sinudeity..According to the available space versus the applications, even if the students applied on time we still have a problem of accomodating all them. That is what need to be solved.
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kepakilesowhat
When is our government going to build new universities, its hospitals and roads with bigger and better bridges. All we have was built by Jan van Riebeck and they are holding into that. Population is increasing plus all the foreigners flocking into the country for better life. All they know is they don’t have money whilst we pay tax and it gets stolen. What can they show us? Education is poor, Health is poor, Roads potholes etc and basic food expensive, petrol expensive and they even sell RDP houses otherwise teachers/police/nurses also stay in RDP’s. Even when you don’t want to complain they push you rhaaa sikhathele maanReport Abuse
candilious
@MuAfro- What i find very strange is yesterday their were told there is no space anymore what the hell were their doing there today. Ek vra met trane in my oe.@DJWINNER- Thats why he will go and adress the administration inorder to get the feel of University Grounds
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Sinudeity
MuAfro - Too many students, I agree. But the problem is, halfway through the year, most of the students drop out, and UJ is empty.Whats the point in allowing in so many students if so many will drop out halfway through?
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candilious
@kepakilesowhat- their improve their startedwith the Toll gates was far more important then the above mentionedReport Abuse