Recommendations of NEHAWU: . The merger of the university should be reviewed. . A team of highly experienced experts should be appointed and services of consultants should be terminated by 30 June 2012. . The Administrator should review his terms of reference and perform accordingly. The deadline to meet his targets was 30 September 2012. . The harmonisation of conditions of services should be prioritised by the Administrator and his team. . A retention strategy should be developed to address the high staff turn over experienced by the university. j) Student Representative Council (SRC) Mr S Gavu, Premier of the SRC, led the presentation which highlighted the following key issues: . The SRC was concerned that the Administrator came from an institution (Tswane University of Technology) that was also under administration and that WSU had become a colony of TUT. The student leadership was not invited in the stakeholder's summit held in East London by the Administrator. . Finance: The finance department was currently headed by consultants who worked three days a week in the university and were unable to address all financial queries of students. . Student Affairs: The report of the Independent Assessor noted serious concerns regarding the management of student affairs at WSU. The challenges of students got worse since the Administrator was appointed. Former students of TUT occupied positions of managers in this department without the necessary experience. Inadequate student support services remained a serious concern. . Academic Enterprise: The current infrastructure was unable to accommodate the number of students registered in the university. The majority of Computer Laboratories were dysfunctional, with very few computers (100 computers for 7000 students). . Human Resources: A shortage of lecturers remained a serious concern for students. The students had never met the Administrator and were not aware of his Technical Task Team. Certain staff members had been appointed as consultants. Senior managers who were employed before the Administrator was appointed still occupied their positions. . Safety and Security: Three students lost their lives within the campus owing to crime this year alone. The three security companies hired by the university were not competent to protect students from criminals.