UWC, students agree on free registration
Cape Town - The University of the Western Cape's Vice-Chancellor Tyrone Pretorius has agreed to meet some of the demands made by students at his institution, following weeks of national protests under the slogan #FeesMustFall.
Student Representative Council (SRC) president Akhona Landu said a meeting was held on Tuesday night during which Pretorius addressed their demands.
"The meeting resolved that there will be free registration for all students in the year 2016 moving forward. Students will be registering once at the beginning of the year," Landu said.
Pretorius had also agreed to the demand that the university's executive management should not get any further salary increments, she said.
"This will be sent to the University Council for ratification."