The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training’s meeting with the Stellenbosch University (US) management has been confirmed for Tuesday, 1 September 2015.
The urgent meeting follows revelations of alleged racism experienced by students and staff members at Stellenbosch University as revealed in the Luister documentary.
The Committee, which is chaired by Mrs Yvonne Phosa, is scheduled to hear the SU management’s response to these allegations. Furthermore, the Committee expects to hear plans on preventing occurrences of incidents of a similar nature in future and a progress report on the university’s transformation plan and language policy.
Other related stakeholders such as the Minister of Higher Education and Training Dr Blade Nzimande have been invited to the meeting.
Details of the meeting are as follows:
Date: Tuesday, 1 September 2015
Time: 9h30
Venue: To be confirmed
For media enquiries or interviews with the Chairperson, please contact:
Elijah Moholola
Tel: 021 403 2311
Cell: 081 509 1889
E-mail: emoholola@parliament.gov.za
