Wits to reopen under heavy security presence, while UCT reopening hits a hitch
AS WITS University begins a phased reopening on Monday, with a heavy security presence, student activists are planning a mass meeting.Meanwhile, the University of Cape Town’s decision to reopen "fully" on Monday has already been thwarted, as protesters blockaded entrances and disrupted the Jammie Shuttle service.WitsStaff at the University of the Witwatersrand return to work on Monday‚ while students will return to their studies a day later, after a poll last week showed the majority of students wanted the academic programme to resume.Students can expect a ramped-up presence of private security on the campus — with Wits management saying in a statement "we are left with no choice at this stage" — while police have been requested "to remain on the perimeter of the campus this week‚ unless there is a need to bring them onto campus‚ or there is risk to life or property".The student representative council (SRC)‚ which failed in its court bid to prevent poll going ahead‚ has called on st...
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