Durban University of Technology classes called off as students protest over funding
Lectures at the Durban University of Technology (DUT) have been called off for the rest of the week after protests over student funding.This decision — communicated via a statement to students and staff — follows a meeting between the university’s executive management and the student representative council (SRC) on Tuesday. The suspension of lectures came after students‚ led by the SRC‚ marched to the vice-chancellor’s chambers at the institution’s Steve Biko campus to hand over a memorandum with a list of grievances and demands.At the top of the list was the issue of student funding. Many National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) students have complained about getting access to approved funding and difficulties registering for the second semester‚ which started last week.In the memorandum‚ written by the SRC‚ students demand that DUT addresses major recurring NSFAS issues."We are very devastated as the SRC with the fact that up to this point of the year students are still entre...
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