UNISWA students resolve to march today

UNIVERSITY of Swaziland students say they will abandon classes today and march to the ministry of labour and social security to deliver a petition on scholarships.
The students are against government’s intention to expend tertiary scholarships in order to finance free education.
UNISWA Student Representative Council President Pius Vilakati said the decision was taken during the commemoration of the Black Wednesday at Kwaluseni Campus yesterday.
Vilakati said representatives of the SRC were still to meet councils in the different campuses by yesterday evening to communicate the resolution.
“We will not go to class tomorrow. The students resolved to march to the ministry en masse.”
Also on the agenda when the students meet the government officials will be concerns over what they termed “poor personal allowances”.
“For three years, students have been calling for increment of allowances but nothing has happened,” Vilakati said.
The students were supposed to be addressed by PUDEMO President Mario Masuku who, however, did not pitch.
However, Registrar of the University Sipho Vilakati said students were expected to attend classes today.
“It will be business as usual as we will continue to give lectures to those who will come,” he said.
“We did not receive any notice about a class boycott. When we met the SRC we just talked about the commemoration of the Black Wednesday.”
The Registrar said though some students went for the commemoration yesterday, others went for lectures.
“Those who were for the commemoration did not disturb those who wanted to go to class. No one has the right to suspend lessons apart from Senate. The students should have sent their SRC representatives to meet the ministry on their behalf,” the registrar said.

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