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Original Post Date: 2008-03-07 Time: 00:00:00 Posted By: Jan
[The news report uses that name Tshwane, instead of Pretoria! The blacks are doing whatever they want. There is no place here for whites. Jan]
Tshwane universities appear to be on track in terms of racial integration at residences – a far cry from the situation at the University of the Free State, which has been rocked by the Reitz residence video recently.
Both the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) and University of Pretoria insist their residences are fully integrated, with students placed according to their year and field of study, not their race.
TUT and Tuks accommodate 10 200 and 8 022 students in their residences.
TUT spokesperson Willa de Ruyter said: “This is an ongoing process. The fact that students are placed according to their field of study has contributed to the success of integration, since they share a common interest.”
Neither TUT nor Tuks would divulge the colour ratio at their residences, except to say it was in keeping with the demographics of the general student population.
TUT currently has 86,05 percent black students and 11,91 percent white students, with 2 percent Indian and coloured students.
Tuks’ student demographic profile shows figures of 59 percent white students and 41 percent black, with Indian and coloured students included in the latter category.
Integration was evident at TUT’s Denise and Magalies residences, where black and white students live together in apparent harmony.
Second-year students in Denise residence Susan Mntambo and Amorie Tredoux are happy roommates.
“The fact that social and cultural activities are open for everyone helps students here to learn about each other.
“We become team members instead of individuals,” said Tredoux.
When Pretoria News paid an unannounced visit to the Magalies residence, the male students shared breakfast in a relaxed mood, seemingly oblivious to their racial differences.
However, the situation was different at the TUT Soshanguve campus, where there are no white students in the residences.
This is despite some white students attending classes there after the relocation of some faculties from the Pretoria campus to the Soshanguve and Ga-Rankuwa campuses.
Tuks head of residence affairs and accommodation Professor Roelf Visser said the university took the issue of race relations seriously and did not tolerate any form of racial discrimination.
“One of the biggest challenges is to ensure that the culture and value framework of the university changes to such an extent that racial integration is accepted as the norm,” he said.
Kabelo Matshuisa has spent the past three years at Tuks’ Sonop residence, which was previously considered a conservative residence.
“I was shocked to see what happened in the Free State; none of that stuff would happen here.
“There are definitely no such elements in this residence,” he said.
TUT Central Student Representative Council (SRC) President Abbey Kgomongwe said even though the university was “moving in the right direction” regarding integration at residences, more needed to be done.
“The policies in place do lay the foundation, but we have to work on implementing them.
“We are of the view that there are still students who are not in support of integration at residences,” he said.
Tuks SRC chairperson Yolandi van der Westhuizen said they had not received any significant complaints from students about integration at residences.
“This shows that it is working, even though there still might be some isolated issues at some residences.
“But the policies that are in place are sufficient to deal with any problems that might arise,” she said.