Hon Speaker, the UDM is concerned about the strikes by the whole staff on all campuses of Walter Sisulu University. These strikes started on 23 July 2013, which means that tomorrow it will be a whole month. The UDM is very concerned about the laxity with which the department is handling this matter.
The UDM is also concerned about the staff of Walter Sisulu University, who did not get their salaries this month, August. Of major concern for the UDM are the students, who are the worst victims of the situation. Tomorrow will mark a whole month that they neither got assistance from educators nor access to libraries. As much as the UDM appreciates the steps the Office of the President promised to take with regard to the water problems at Rhodes University, it is dismayed as to why the same enthusiasm is not shown at Walter Sisulu University, where the majority of students are from disadvantaged communities.