UKZN appeals for funders to help students settle R72m historic debt

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“All stakeholders have been implored to work together to raise the funds required to immediately help these students with payments required prior to registration, and also the funds required to settle their historic debt during the course of the ...

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Protesting students blockaded the main entrances to UKZN's Westville campus recently. Recent violent demonstrations have caused R31m in damage to the institution.The University of KwaZulu-Natal's council has implored stakeholders to help 1,435 students settle their R72m historic debt, a portion of which must be paid before they will be allowed to register.

The council said the university “could not provide free enrolment to every unfunded student whose annual family income is below R350,000, when even government policy on fully subsidised higher education does not provide such funding”. “The council also noted and welcomed the student leadership’s commitment towards raising funds for the affected students and their pledge to contribute a portion of the 2020 SRC budget towards this,” the council said.

Students were required to settled 15% of their historical debt before registering for the new academic year.

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I think this initiative must be a sector-wide call to assist. Soon it will hit another university and persistentely such as what is happening at UKZN. Indeed I join hands with all and plead with students to work towards solutions and not bringing anxiety on campus

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