It’s supposed to be “people shall govern”‚ the Congress of the People (Cope) said‚ “not that they shall burn the very instruments necessary for change‚ hope and progress”. That’s how the opposition party expressed it condemnation of the “continuing torching of school and university buildings‚ the latest being the destruction caused at the University of Fort Hare (UFH)”.The entrance to UFH as well as a tent erected as part of the institution’s centenary celebrations were burned by students protesting a funding crisis on Wednesday. “All of us are truly appalled at protesters‚ who have the benefit of education‚ mindlessly destroying school and university buildings and putting education itself at risk‚” said Cope’s Dennis Bloem. “The copycat torching of institutions requires urgent and decisive action from government and university authorities.“Those who are involved in destructive action must be dissuaded in the strongest legal manner possible about the unacceptability of their behaviour.” He also urged the government and universities to “strengthen the powers of student representative councils so that a democratic forum exists within each university for matters to be discussed and resolved quickly‚ creatively and constructively”.“In our constitutional democracy it is imperative to demonstrate to students‚ in a most practical manner‚ that their views are significant and that the best solutions are crafted jointly.” - TMG Digital..