CPUT students protest

STUDENTS from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology who stay at the South Point residence staged a protest to demand better services from the university.

The New Market Junction building houses over 1 200 students, who pay an average of R27 000 per room a year.

The service delivery issues include: no wi-fi, a shortage of stoves, poor security – leading to burglaries and a lack of washing machines (only five for 1 200 students), and lack of sanitation.

“Students are without infrastructure in this building. We want free wi-fi and the necessary services,” said Xolani Jafta, a resident and house committee nominee at South Point, Woodstock.

“These are the types of services that limit the amount of education students receive,” he added.

“A protest action by students in Woodstock is being monitored and policed. No one has been arrested as yet,” said Lieutenant-Colonel André Traut from the SAPS.

Vicus Botha, the residence manager, said they would have a meeting with students to talk about their grievances. – Staff Reporter