Hundreds of staff members and students from the Central University of Technology (CUT) and the University of the Free State (UFS) marched to the Bram Fischer Building to deliver the memorandum this afternoon. The list of grievances was received by municipal officials and the Free State Police Commissioner, Lebeona Tsumane.

Among the complaints is the suggestion of an increased police visibility around university premises, as well as an increase in the deployment of police resources at identified crime hotspots.

The memorandum of grievances which CUT and @UFSweb are hoping to hand over to the #MangaungMunicipalityMayor @CllrMlamleli #ufssafetymarch pic.twitter.com/GIYcrMk2mN

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UFS SRC President, Sikhululekile Luwaca, has urged the police and local municipality to deal with the issues urgently.

“We demand the establishment of a Rental Housing Tribunal that will resolve disputes between lessees and lessors. We demand the establishment of a multi-stakeholder forum, specifically directed at monitoring and addressing issues around student housing. We demand the fast-tracking of the implementation and establishment of grant-funded student housing, as committed to by the Department of Human Settlements.”

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