Wits University students force to keep the gates open to let in other students in Johannesburg, 3 March 2023, on their way to the Great Hall. students are protesting for lack of support from the university for unhoused students and those with outstanding fees. Picture: Nigel Sibanda
“They chose to march to the vice-chancellor’s home where he stays with his family and they threatened to burn it down,” Patel said. SRC member Karabo Matloga said while some students were forced to sleep in the library, the vice-chancellor sleeps in comfort and lives in luxury. Kupane said patients were told they should go home because the hospital’s staff could not do anything for them. “They told us they don’t have any files because all the clerks were on strike.“I had to make appointments for next week and we don’t even know if we will be assisted. Where will I get the money because I am unemployed.”
Chair of Nehawu at Helen Joseph Hospital, Hixani Baloyi, blamed the strike on the government’s failure to negotiate with them. “We are dealing with an arrogant employer who relies on the courts, instead of collective bargaining.
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