Campus announcements
Message to staff on campus disruptions
25 October 2017 | 13:00Dear colleagues
Many of you will be aware that there have been disruptions to university operations today caused by groups of protesters moving around campus. All staff are required to comply with their employment obligations and to remain at work, subject at all times to health and safety considerations.
Although unions and their members may support student demands, employees are not allowed to leave work stations and are obliged to support university operations at all times, including (and in particular) during protests or disruptions of this nature.
Human Resources Department
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UCT recognises the right to engage in legitimate and peaceful protest and urges protesters to respect the rights of other members of the campus community to attend classes and arrive at work.
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In a statement to UCT students, Vice-Chancellor Dr Max Price said:
“I wish no student to be ignorant about what constitutes unlawful protest behaviour.
Disruption of classes, blocking of entrances or exits, interfering with traffic flow, putting up barricades that prevent people from conducting normal business or attending classes, and any form of intimidation – whether physical or verbal – is unlawful.”