Unisa extends registration period
Unisa has decided to extend applications to Tuesday, 23 January and registrations to Tuesday, 30 January
THE University of South Africa (Unisa) has extended applications and registrations to next week.
‘Unisa has decided to extend applications to Tuesday, 23 January and registrations to Tuesday, 30 January.
‘This will allow the university to process all applications before registrations close. We continue to encourage all applicants and students to apply and register online,’ a press release stated.
The extension comes as Unisa employees affiliated to National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) downed tools at all campuses across the country on Wednesday after failed wage negotiations.
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‘Our members at the university are sick and tired of being taken for granted by the university management and they are willing to go on a full blown strike indefinitely up until the demands are met,’ the union said.
‘Workers will not return to work until the university management sorts out the salary dispute and the absorption on a full time basis of all workers on contract since 2014 in the ICT department.’
Workers demand a salary increase of 12% across the board, but management is offering 6.5%.
Last week the institution re-opened applications for first-time undergraduate students with the closing date on Friday.
‘Offers will then be made to qualifying applicants on a first come, first served basis, subject to the number of places still available for the 2018 academic year,’ the university said.
Students have come out in numbers to queue outside institutions of higher learning to secure admission despite universities discouraging walk-ins.
During the first week of registration at Unisa’s Richards Bay campus, hundreds of students braved the heat and stood in line for hours.
Some raised their frustrations on the number of students the campus could assist in a day.
‘I am a fourth year student and I had tried registering online, but the Unisa system has constantly been down and I was advised to come directly to the campus to sort it out,’ said Nontobeko Mkhwanazi.
Although she arrived as early as 4am, Mkhwanazi said she was not able to get assistance.
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