Meeting held at Durban varisty

2008-04-18 18:43

Durban - A meeting between concerned parents and management at Durban's Mangosuthu University of Technology was held on Friday, the Student Representative Council (SRC) said.

SRC spokesperson Mlulama Ngcobo said the meeting started at 11:00 but that lectures were continuing as normal.

"The meeting was to discuss issues that had been raised but lectures are continuing as normal and there are no protests," he said.

The meeting comes after an ultimatum was issued to the university on Tuesday by protesting students and parents in Umlazi.

In the memorandum, students said they wanted their demands to be met by Friday (today).

Demands included the reinstatement of 16 suspended students, among them nine student representative council members.

Students also wanted criminal charges against 125 colleagues, who were arrested during a protest in March, to be dropped.

In addition, a demand was made for the resignation of the institution's chancellor, Professor Aaron Ndlovu.

Suspended SRC president Brain Masondo said there had been no protests on Friday and that the demands would be discussed in the meeting.

Superintendent Daniela Veldhuizen said there had been no protests or incidents reported on Friday.

- SAPA