A cessation of violent protests has prompted the University of the Witwatersrand to lift its curfew on campuses.
It said on Monday night‚ that‚ “in view of the fact that the university has not experienced any incidents in the last few days‚ restrictions pertaining to the movement on campus at night have been lifted”.
A 10pm curfew had been imposed at the height of #FeesMustFall protests‚ when a number buildings were torched and vandalised at night.
Wits claimed that “some students are being intimidated into signing a petition indicating that as a result of trauma experienced during the recent protests‚ they want examinations to be postponed”.
“We remind students that intimidation is a serious offence and should be reported immediately‚” Wits said in a statement.
“We remind students that if you feel traumatised and for good reason cannot sit for the current examinations‚ you can apply to write deferred examinations.”
The statement came as students‚ with the assistance of the Socio-Economics Rights Institute (SERI)‚ applied for an interdict in the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg to prevent the university from commencing with its end of year examinations this Thursday‚ asking for a postponement of at least two weeks.
The application will be heard in the high court on Wednesday .
In her founding affidavit‚ Seadimo Tlale‚ a final year LLB student and one of the students bringing the application‚ argues that students have been left with very little time to prepare for the final examinations‚ and therefore asks that the court postpones the commencement of the examinations with at least two weeks. – TMG Digital/The Times
Wits lifts curfew‚ offers ‘traumatised’ students option to defer exams
A cessation of violent protests has prompted the University of the Witwatersrand to lift its curfew on campuses.
It said on Monday night‚ that‚ “in view of the fact that the university has not experienced any incidents in the last few days‚ restrictions pertaining to the movement on campus at night have been lifted”.
A 10pm curfew had been imposed at the height of #FeesMustFall protests‚ when a number buildings were torched and vandalised at night.
Wits claimed that “some students are being intimidated into signing a petition indicating that as a result of trauma experienced during the recent protests‚ they want examinations to be postponed”.
“We remind students that intimidation is a serious offence and should be reported immediately‚” Wits said in a statement.
“We remind students that if you feel traumatised and for good reason cannot sit for the current examinations‚ you can apply to write deferred examinations.”
The statement came as students‚ with the assistance of the Socio-Economics Rights Institute (SERI)‚ applied for an interdict in the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg to prevent the university from commencing with its end of year examinations this Thursday‚ asking for a postponement of at least two weeks.
The application will be heard in the high court on Wednesday .
In her founding affidavit‚ Seadimo Tlale‚ a final year LLB student and one of the students bringing the application‚ argues that students have been left with very little time to prepare for the final examinations‚ and therefore asks that the court postpones the commencement of the examinations with at least two weeks. – TMG Digital/The Times
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