Mthatha High Court hears WSU eviction case – SABC News
The Mthatha High Court is hearing an urgent application over the eviction of students from Walter Sisulu University’s (WSU) Mthatha campus
This follows a notice from campus management to the University Council on Wednesday evening, instructing students to vacate the premises by 4 pm today (Friday).
The eviction order comes in the wake of violent student protests that broke out on Tuesday morning, leading to the tragic death of a male student.
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The President of the WSU Convocation, Dr Lunga Mantashe, expressed disappointment over the breakdown in dialogue between students and the university leadership.
“It’s regrettable that both the students and the university failed to find one another halfway, leading to the courts’ intervention,” said Mantashe.