They are demanding that all students owing R150 000 or less, be allowed to register and that the National Student Financial Aid Scheme R45 000 cap for residence be scrapped.
The TUT Student Representative Council says they will not allow activities on the campus to go ahead until management addresses their issues. SRC president Keamogetswe Masike says, “The university is closed because scores of students could not register due to historic debt. We have tried to negotiate with the university on behalf of students but they insisted that they must still pay 20% upfront.”
“These are some of the issues that are burning inside the institution. Some students have been going to class hungry and others have been evicted from residences due to their pending statuses from NSFAS.” Peaceful protest by Tshwane University of Technology students outside the main campus in Pretoria West. Students are protesting over the
Students want the university allow those owing study debts of R150 000 or less to register for the academic year. Account holders for self-funded students 😭🙈😔