Grievances are not taken seriously, say CPUT students Main Book

STUDENTS at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) have threatened to bring the institution's central campus in the city's CBD "to a standstill" if conditions in residences are not improved and senior managers do not start taking their grievances seriously. Members of...

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Published inCape times (South Africa)
Main Author Joseph, Natasha
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cape Town Independent Online (South Africa) 05.05.2009
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Summary:STUDENTS at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) have threatened to bring the institution's central campus in the city's CBD "to a standstill" if conditions in residences are not improved and senior managers do not start taking their grievances seriously. Members of the South African Students' Congress (Sasco) and other students clapped and waved placards which condemned high residence fees, poor maintenance in residences and which accused CPUT's management of favouring profit and cost-cutting over students' needs. "If our demands are not met, we will explore other avenues. The vice-chancellor is actually scared of students, she doesn't care. We'll bring this campus to a standstill if we have to," he said.