After havoc at Unisa’s Sunnyside campus, officials talk to student body Sasco
The management of the University of SA (Unisa) is currently locked in a meeting with the South African Students Congress (Sasco) in an effort to resolve issues that led to chaos at the university’s Sunnyside campus on Monday morning. The university’s spokesperson‚ Martin Ramotshela‚ said chaos erupted as Sasco members prevented prospective students from entering the campus to apply for space. He said there was a standoff between the EFF Student Command and Sasco‚ with the EFF pushing for potential students to gain entry into the campus. "The university’s executive management is currently in talks with Sasco to resolve issues raised by Sasco. We have had to let our staff leave the campus for safety reasons‚" Ramotshela said. The university announced on Sunday that it had resolved to re-open applications for the 2018 academic year for prospective first-time undergraduate students who had not previously applied for admission for the 2018 academic year. The decision was taken following ...
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