Varsity sinks R60m into maritime centre

CAMPUS The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University is investing R60m in a new campus for the country’s first dedicated maritime studies centre of excellence. The university has offered to buy the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research campus next to its main Summerstrand campus. University vicechancellor Derrick Swartz said: “Marine spatial planning and ocean governance are crucial areas on which this university will be focusing. With that in mind … we’re in the process of acquiring a new campus.”