UNISA On the Disruption of Graduation Ceremony Tuesday
UNISA news today – The University of South Africa (Unisa) would like to extend its sincerest apologies to the graduates and guests who were inconvenienced by the disruption of the graduation ceremony by protesting members of NEHAWU scheduled for this morning (Tuesday, 15 March 2022).
The University Management is currently in conversation with NEHAWU about the issues in dispute that led to the disruption, as well as the rules of engagement when employees exercise their right to protest.
The university will endeavour to make alternative arrangements for the graduates who have been inconvenienced by the disruption and will, in due course, communicate the details of such arrangements directly to the affected graduates.
In the meantime, the graduation ceremonies scheduled for this afternoon at 18:00 as well as tomorrow at 10:00 and 18:00 respectively have been postponed until further notice. The university will also communicate more information about the outstanding graduation ceremonies in due course.
According to the minister, his department did not budget for the Unisa vice-chancellor’s house renovations.
In his explanation, Nzimande said the department allocates funds to universities through the block and earmarked grants, which are outlined in his ministerial statement every year.
King expressed her dismay at the exorbitant spending on the renovations, considering all the challenges facing Unisa.
Pretoria – Unisa has expressed “sincerest apologies” to the graduates and guests who were inconvenienced by a disruption of the graduation ceremony by disgruntled support staff.
