AfriForum Youth demands answers from Prof Dan Kgwadi, Vice Chancellor of the North-West University in Potchefstroom (NWU Puk), after it came to light that Monica van Schalkwyk, Student Council Chairperson at the NWU Puk was unjustly suspended from the Institutional Student Representative Council (ISRC).<\/p>\n
\u201cAfriForum Youth will be sending a letter to Prof Kgwadi on Monday. We want to know why Van Schalkwyk was suspended and how Prof Kgwadi, who is supposed to ensure that the ISRC acts in the proper manner, could allow this to happen,\u201d said Henk Maree, National Chairperson of AfriForum Youth.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Van Schalkwyk\u2019s suspension came after she opposed a proposal by the rest of the ISRC, which includes SRC members of the Mafikeng and Vaal Triangle campuses, for the implementation of a veto voting right.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf the proposal was to be implemented, SRC members from other campuses would have the right to make decisions regarding campuses they have no knowledge of. It is absurd,\u201d Maree said.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
However, the ISRC still submitted the proposal to the NWU Council. Van Schalkwyk then proceeded in sending a letter to the council explaining why the proposal can\u2019t be taken into consideration. She also emphasized that the correct procedures were not followed.<\/p>\n
After the letter came to the attention of the ISRC, Van Schalkwyk was suspended without solid grounds and without following the correct procedure.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s worrying that a student who stands up for what is right is being silenced and excluded,\u201d Maree said.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cIt seems like a certain tendency has manifested itself in certain South African universities. If a member of the Student Council or an employee of a university disagrees with the leadership, they are simply silenced and ruled out.\u00a0The NWU can\u2019t selectively choose to which members of the ISRC they want to listen to and who not. AfriForum Youth will monitor the situation and not hesitate to act against injustice,\u201d Maree concluded<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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