d) Student Representative Council Mr S Mbewu, President of the SRC, led the presentation which highlighted the following key issues: . Registration: The process of registration in the university was very chaotic at the beginning of the year. There were serious allegations of corruption being investigated which included the sale of application forms to students by support staff. . Accommodation: The majority of students registered in the university were from very poor backgrounds and deep rural areas. The university residences were in a very poor condition and not conducive for learning. A student had died due to a fire which broke out in one of the residences. There was an urgent need to refurbish and expand the residences. The university did not own all the residences in East London and private owners charged exorbitant prices for accommodation. . NSFAS: The current allocation of the NSFAS bursary was not sufficient to cater for all the students needs. Many students living in university residences did not have a food and book allowance and, as a result, some of them dropped-out of the university.