The Stellenbosch University management is expected to appear in Parliament to table their transformation plans to the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training.<\/p>\n
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training took a decision on Tuesday during their meeting to call the Stellenbosch University management to an urgent meeting in light of the latest allegations of racism and violence at the institution.<\/p>\n
Committee Chairperson Yvonne Phosa said they have noted with serious concern the allegations of racism and violence at the Stellenbosch University and warned that 21 years into democratic South Africa, such alleged acts have no place in society.<\/p>\n
Phosa urged the university\u2019s management to swiftly deal with the allegations.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are aware that there are some measures that the university has put in place to ensure that there is transformation at Stellenbosch University and that the institution becomes socially inclusive.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut such efforts have to be speed up to ensure that allegations such as those revealed in the Luister video are dealt with and do not rear their ugly head again in future. It is one thing to talk about plans which are on paper but we would like to see those plans being implemented,\u201d said Phosa.<\/p>\n
The Luister video, which was released in August, is a documentary distributed via social media which shows how students are allegedly still exposed to the dehumanising experiences of racism and other forms of discrimination. It is a series of interviews with students who talk about their personal accounts of race-based discrimination and even violence at the university.<\/p>\n