The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) on Monday night said it will not be increasing tuition fees for 2017‚ following protests over a rumoured 8% fee hike and the presence of “bouncers” on campus.
Vice-chancellor Lourens van Staden said TUT’s Council had agreed last week that “no TUT student will experience any fee increment”.
This would mean‚ he added‚ that “fees will remain the same as they were in 2015”.
An memorandum of agreement to this effect had been signed on Monday with the “institutional SRC”‚ Van Staden said.
“The parties also agreed that all financially needy and academically deserving students will not be excluded because of historical debt.
“It was also agreed that all classes would resume without delay and the academic year will be completed without interruption.”
TUT students had on Monday regrouped following a relatively quiet weekend for Fees Must Fall protests.
A group of protesting students blocked the entrance to the main campus before moving to Soshanguve’s North Campus on Monday morning. The students blocked the entrance with rocks‚ burning tyres and dustbins.
It was understood that the students were protesting against a claimed 8% fee hike for 2017 and the increased presence of “bouncers” on campus.
The university’s spokeswoman‚ Willa de Ruyter‚ was not immediately available for comment on Monday but told Radio 703 that claims of an 8% fee increase to be announced by management were not true.
“The situation at TUT campuses is mostly calm expect for Soshanguve campus. We are aware of protests that have been going on throughout the weekend and we are monitoring that situation‚” she told 702.
A TUT student‚ Benjamin Phehla‚ died from injuries he sustained when a car hit him during a protest last week.
– TMG Digital
Classes to resume at TUT ‘without delay’ after SRC sign fees agreement
The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) on Monday night said it will not be increasing tuition fees for 2017‚ following protests over a rumoured 8% fee hike and the presence of “bouncers” on campus.
Vice-chancellor Lourens van Staden said TUT’s Council had agreed last week that “no TUT student will experience any fee increment”.
This would mean‚ he added‚ that “fees will remain the same as they were in 2015”.
An memorandum of agreement to this effect had been signed on Monday with the “institutional SRC”‚ Van Staden said.
“The parties also agreed that all financially needy and academically deserving students will not be excluded because of historical debt.
“It was also agreed that all classes would resume without delay and the academic year will be completed without interruption.”
TUT students had on Monday regrouped following a relatively quiet weekend for Fees Must Fall protests.
A group of protesting students blocked the entrance to the main campus before moving to Soshanguve’s North Campus on Monday morning. The students blocked the entrance with rocks‚ burning tyres and dustbins.
It was understood that the students were protesting against a claimed 8% fee hike for 2017 and the increased presence of “bouncers” on campus.
The university’s spokeswoman‚ Willa de Ruyter‚ was not immediately available for comment on Monday but told Radio 703 that claims of an 8% fee increase to be announced by management were not true.
“The situation at TUT campuses is mostly calm expect for Soshanguve campus. We are aware of protests that have been going on throughout the weekend and we are monitoring that situation‚” she told 702.
A TUT student‚ Benjamin Phehla‚ died from injuries he sustained when a car hit him during a protest last week.
– TMG Digital
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