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However, this did not meet with universal approval.
One student asked: “Are you for the students or are you for management?”
Another said: “There are students not registered; students that are not recognised as SU students… why is it a challenge to lift the block [now]?”
Evidently, some were not pleased with the institution’s response or the SRC efforts to help alleviate financial anxiety.
About 543 Stellenbosch University students are unable to register because of debt, and some of their fees will be paid by the Action 4 Inclusion initiative.
Nomzamo Buthelezi, the SRC’s societies council chairperson and policy officer, said the remainder of the 543 students not covered by the initiative would be referred to the university’s Student Debt Task Team. However, all 543 students’ debt would be cleared by the close of registration.
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Nationwide protest action is expected after the SA Union of Students had a meeting with the higher education department to discuss its demands.
SRCs have raised concerns regarding financial exclusion.
Police spokesperson Vish Naidoo says police will be on high alert.
Mass protest action across the country is expected on Monday as students from 26 different universities plan on bringing all institutions to a standstill.
It comes after mounting concerns of financial exclusion raised by Student Representative Councils (SRC), who are calling for the immediate resignation of Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande.
The nationwide action comes after the South African Union of Students (SAUS) had a meeting with the higher education department to discuss its demands.