UNIVERSITY of Cape Town (UCT) campuses will remain closed on Monday. The university’s executive said it had decided to suspend classes and to close all UCT campuses on Monday to allow further time for engagement with key stakeholders‚ including the Student Representative Council and particularly the SRC candidates who were leading the protest actions on campus at present. "Multiple other engagements will continue over the weekend in an attempt to heal divisions and to find possible solutions‚" UCT vice-chancellor Dr Max Price said in a letter to the campus community. READ THIS: Wits academics will not teach until agreement is reached, lecturer says He added that the executive was also in continuing discussions on options and scenarios that might still enable students to conclude the 2016 academic year successfully. "We will share these ideas as soon as possible with stakeholders and with students in particular‚" Price stated. Meanwhile‚ the private security company engaged by the un...
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