CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS: Don’t let the SRCs turn UKZN into a Banana Republic

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Friday, August 31, 2007

Don’t let the SRCs turn UKZN into a Banana Republic

This article was taken from the Center For Civil Society website and its worth reading. Comments are cordially invited

By The Socialist Student Movement

The SSM here publishes an urgent response to what appears as the most recent attempts by the UKZN Central and Local SRCs (led by the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) and the South African Students’ Congress (SASCO)) to stifle students’ democratic rights. As students, we have to stand up to defend our freedom to debate, vote and contest for power over our lives. This is not only a matter of principle or about constitutional paragraphs, but about our ability to fight for access to education, relevant curricula, adequate academic and social support to all, jobs and so on – to change society.......
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