Public Protector Adv. Thuli Madonsela will on Monday, 19 September 2016 deliver a lecture at the North West University in Mafikeng.
The lecture will focus on the challenges faced by institutions of higher education, demands and expectations of students and the government’s response.
Prior to the lecture, Adv. Madonsela will have a dialogue with students and management on, among other things, issues of accountability and the role of students in nation-building.
She recently expressed concern about, and pledged solidarity with the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) community and other institutions of higher learning affected by, violent outbreaks that have destroyed much needed infrastructure.
The Public Protector said in her view the starting point to finding a solution on the fees challenge should be a national approach that isolates the specific cases of needy students, separating them from those of students coming from affluent families that can afford tuition or those sponsored by affluent companies.
Adv. Madonsela appealed to students across the country to stop the destruction of infrastructure and explore entrusting avenues such as her office with their grievances for solutions.
She said the destruction of infrastructure solves no problem and instead takes away resources that could be used to provide the services that are being demanded to fix whatever has been destroyed.
The lecture will take place as follows:
Date: Monday, 19 September 2016
Time: 14h00
Place: Great Hall, North West University, Mafikeng
