Unisa granted restraining interdict against protesters

16 January 2016 - 12:05 By TMG Digital

An interdict granted to Unisa by the high court restraining anyone participating in protest action from disrupting the university’s campuses was served on respondents on Friday. University will resume its normal activities on Monday. All campuses will re-open to serve our students.— Unisa (@unisa) January 15, 2016junkThe respondents include the “Economic Freedom Front (EFF) Student Command‚ its supporters‚ members‚ other demonstrators and anyone else co-opted by them”.In response‚ a grouping called the Workers & Students of Unisa expressed its “disgust” over the issuing of the interdicts “even though the president of the EFF student command together with academic and staff association wrote and requested to meet him during the day”. The interdict prevents them from participating in or instigate disruptive or violent behaviour that results in damage to Unisa property‚ the infringement of rights and assault of any Unisa employee‚ contract worker‚ service provider‚ student and.The grouping said workers and students are rolling out a programme to shut down all Unisa campuses and that the Pretoria‚ Florida‚ Nelspruit and Daveyton campuses are affected.Professor Mandla Makhanya‚ principal and vice-chancellor of Unisa‚ said in a statement that “scores of new and returning students were not able to register this week and the trashing of our despatch directorate disrupted the distribution of tutorial material to registered students”.He said students could get study material via the MyUnisa portal and prospective students‚ who have received confirmation of acceptance from Unisa‚ can register online until things return to normal...

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