{"id":15338,"date":"2021-03-26T10:52:43","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T08:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/resumption-of-the-2021-academic-year-copy\/"},"modified":"2021-03-30T08:32:39","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T06:32:39","slug":"update-resumption-of-the-2021-academic-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/update-resumption-of-the-2021-academic-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Resumption of the 2021 academic year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear SPU Staff and Students<\/p>\n

The call by the South African Union of Students (SAUS), for a national shutdown of universities, which our SRC supported, had an adverse effect on the functioning of the University over the past few days. However, at this crucial time of the year it is important for us to resume our academic and administrative operations. To this end, the University Management engaged in discussions with the SRC to find mutually agreeable solutions to the students\u2019 demands. <\/p>\n

However, to ensure the protection of the rights of all the staff and students in the University to go about their business, the University Management sought and was granted an Interim Order<\/a><\/strong><\/span> by the High Court of South Africa (Northern Cape Division, Kimberley) against the SRC and any other students or persons who have disrupted the start to the academic year.<\/p>\n

The order prohibits the SRC and any other students or persons from:<\/p>\n