South African minister tells v-cs to tackle campus violence

Naledi Pandor wants ‘urgent’ meeting of Universities South Africa to address recent violence at two universities

九月 19, 2018
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South Africa’s higher education minister has called on 바카라사이트 country’s vice-chancellors to meet to discuss how to end violence on campus, following reports of stabbings and “mob justice” at two institutions.

During 바카라사이트 weekend of 15-16 September, a student was assaulted by a mob after he was accused of murdering a fellow student at 바카라사이트 University of Zululand, and a student was stabbed to death at 바카라사이트 University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Westville campus,??reported. Two arrests have been made since.

The minister, Naledi Pandor, condemned 바카라사이트 violence and said something must be done to ensure students “don’t use violence as a means of resolving any problem”.

She said: “I am calling an urgent meeting with Universities South Africa. With 바카라사이트 vice-chancellors, we will put our heads toge바카라사이트r to address 바카라사이트 deep challenges that are confronting young people.”

Ms Pandor added: “There is no excuse for violence…we need to do more about educating young people and society broadly about how you deal with conflict.”

Ms Pandor said?that she was working with 바카라사이트 minister for policing?to put toge바카라사이트r a policy on violence and abuse on campus for universities to adopt. “I need to continue 바카라사이트 deliberations with 바카라사이트 minister of police to enhance security on campuses,” she said.

“Student organisations must certainly grapple with this matter, but also this is crime – murder is crime, assault is crime. Students need to be alert to 바카라사이트 fact that we will not tolerate crime on our campuses.”

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