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UKZN suspends several medical school staffers over irregular student admissions
A leaked 2016 forensic report by accounting firm KPMG, seen by Eyewitness News, detailed several student admission anomalies at the University of...
Scientists tracked Cape Town’s initial coronavirus infections well before the introduction of the national lockdown.
Nokubonga Sithole suffered a stroke that paralysed the left side of her body in October 2018. She received treatment in hospital and was later discharged to begin her recovery at home.
The report by a University of KwaZulu-Natal-led research team was made public on Wednesday following an investigation at the facility.
Yet another building has been torched at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Edgewood Campus amidst ongoing student protests at the university. #UKZN protests #UKZN
The university’s vice-chancellor professor Nana Poku confirmed the arson in a letter to students and staff.
This followed intervention by the KZN government as well as the university council.
The premier said he met with UKZN management and student representatives on Friday and established that both parties had been stubborn during their negotiations but this was now being resolved.
Duduzane Zuma urged students at UKZN to channel their frustrations into making a difference.
Chaos erupted on Wednesday morning at the University of KwaZulu-Natal's Westville campus. The university has been gripped by violent protests since the start of this year. It's understood that some students were angered by the university's demand of a 15% upfront fee payment towards historical debt.
Students had been staging protests over the past two weeks against the university’s demand that some students pay a portion of their historic debt before they can register.
In a statement, the university said it successfully resumed classes on Monday with minor disruptions that were dealt with.
Classes were meant to resume today, but students and staff were a no-show at lecture halls.
In a statement, UKZN registrar Dr K Cleland said that negotiations between the SRC and management would resume, along with the 2020 academic programme. However, students and staff said they would not let that happen.
University management refused to give in to their demand that all students be allowed to register regardless of historical debt.
The students want all students to be allowed to register without settling their historical debt.
The university management met with student leaders on Tuesday in an effort to end protests that have gripped the university for the past two weeks.
On Monday, university management decided to suspend the academic programme indefinitely as a precautionary measure to prevent further damage to university property.
The institution is battling to reach an agreement with the SRC to end the violent and disruptive protests at the university.