Reflections of South African Student Leaders 1994 to 2017

Thierry M Luescher, Denyse Webbstock And Ntokozo Bhengu

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Reflections of South African Student Leaders 1994-2017 brings together the reflections of twelve former SRC leaders from across the landscape of South African universities. Each student leader’s reflections are presented in a dedicated chapter that draws closely on an interview conducted in the course of 2018/19 which was followed by an interactive process of co-editing, correcting, and approving the chapter between the researchers and the student leaders.Key topics covered in the chapters are:Personal background and context of getting involved in student leadershipRole as member of the SRC and the role of the SRC in the universitySupport received from the university and student affairsStudent governance model, SRC electoral system, and inductionThe involvement of partisan student organisations and political parties in the SRCRelationship with the student body, communication, conscientisation and mobilisationStudent representation in university governance structures (‘co-operative governance’)Main challenges, student issues and demandsStrategies and tactics of student politics, representation and activismReflections on the 2015/16 student movement: #RhodesMustFall, #FeesMustFall, #EndOutsourcing, etc.Lessons for current and future student leadersThe biographical impact of the student leadership experience

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• Sciences humaines et sociales

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• Publié par: African Minds
• Date de parution: 31 mars 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781928502098
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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Relectîons of South Afrîcan Student Leaders 1994 to 2017

Thîerry M Luescher, Denyse Webbstock & Ntokozo Bhengu

FE ATURING Kenny Bao, Hlomela Bucwa, Lorne Hallendorf Mpho Khati, Kwenza Madlala, David Maimela Zukiswa Mqolomba, Prishani Naidoo, Jerome September Muzi Sikhakhane, Vuyani Sokhaba and Xolani Zuma

Reflections of South African Student Leaders

1994 to 2017

Thierry M Luescher, Denyse Webbstock & Ntokozo Bhengu

FE AT UR I NG Kenny Bafo, Hlomela Bucwa, Lorne Hallendorff, Mpho Khati, Kwenza Madlala, David Maimela, Zukiswa Mqolomba, Prishani Naidoo, Jerome September, Muzi Sikhakhane, Vuyani Sokhaba and Xolani Zuma

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Tabes and îgures .............................................................................................. îv Abbrevîatîons and acronyms ................................................................................v Acknowedgements............................................................................................ îx Preace ............................................................................................................... xî

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14

A quarter-century o student eadersîp ....................................... 1 Muzî Sîkakane........................................................................ 18 Prîsanî Naîdoo .......................................................................... 40 Jerome September....................................................................... 61 Kenny Mungîsî Bao.................................................................. 81 Davîd Maîmea ......................................................................... 106 Xoanî Zuma............................................................................. 129 Zukîswa Mqoomba.................................................................. 156 Kwenzokue Madaa .............................................................. 175

Lorne Haendor .................................................................... 199 Homea Bucwa ........................................................................ 214 Vuyanî Ceassarîo Sokaba ........................................................ 230 Mpo Katî .............................................................................. 253 Contînuîtîesanddîscontînuîtîesînstudenteadersîp: Has co-operatîve governance aîed? ......................................... 277

About te edîtors ............................................................................................ 311 ïndex.............................................................................................................. 313

tabes and figures

Table 1Selection criteria and participants.........................................................11

Table 2involvement in student politics Participants’ at South African public universities......................................................13

Figure 1Word cloud of student leaders’ reflections........................................281

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abbrevîatîons and acronyms

AGM ANC ANCYL ASB AZAPO AZASCO BA BAdmin BCom BEC BSocSci BTech CA Cape Tech CFO CHC CHE COSAS CPUT DA DASO DG DHET DP DUT DVC EFF EFFSC

Annual General Meeting African National Congress ANC Youth League Afrikaanse Studentebond Azanian People’s Organisation Azanian Student Convention Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Administration Bachelor of Commerce Branch Executive Committee Bachelor of Social Sciences Bachelor of Technology chartered accountant Cape Technikon Chief Financial Officer Central House Committee Council on Higher Education Congress of South African Students Cape Peninsula University of Technology Democratic Alliance Democratic Alliance Students Organisation director-general Department of Higher Education and Training duly performed (certificate) Durban University of Technology deputy vice-chancellor Economic Freedom Fighters EFF Student Command

Abbrevîatîons and acronyms/V

eNCA FFACT

GC GEAR HE HESA HR HSRC IEC IF IFP ILSA ISM LLB MA ManCord MEC MEDUNSA MISTRA MP MUT MK NCHE NEC NECC NEHAWU NEUSA NMU NRF NSFAS NUSAS PABASA PAC PASMA PASO PenTech PLT PQM PYA RAG RDP

eNews Channel Africa ForumforFurtherAcceleratedandComprehensive Transformation General Council Growth, Employment and Redistribution Higher education Higher Education South Africa (now: USAf) Human resources Human Sciences Research Council Independent Electoral Commission Institutional Forum Inkatha Freedom Party International Law Student Association International Socialist Movement Bachelor of Laws Master of Arts Management Coordination Committee Member of the Executive Council Medical University of South Africa Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection Member of Parliament Mangosuthu University of Technology Umkhonto we Sizwe National Commission on Higher Education National Executive Committee National Education Crisis Committee National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union National Education Union of South Africa Nelson Mandela University National Research Foundation National Student Financial Aid Scheme National Union of South African Students Pan African Bar Association of South Africa Pan Africanist Congress of Azania Pan Africanist Students’ Movement of Azania Pan Africanist Student Organisation Peninsula Technikon Practical Legal Training Programme and qualifications mix Progressive Youth Alliance Remember and Give Reconstruction and Development Programme

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Res RCL SA SAB SACP SADESMO SALSA SANSCO SAQA SASCO SASO SATSU SAUS SAU-SRC SC SG SHAWCO SMS SPU SRC SSAC SSSC SU TB TEFSA TVET UCSA UCT UDF UDW UFS UJ UNISA UP USA USAf USF UWC UZ VC Wits YCL

student residence Representative Council of Learners South Africa South African Breweries South African Communist Party South African Democratic Student Movement South African Liberal Students Association South African National Students’ Congress South African Qualifications Authority South African Students’ Congress South African Students Organisation South African Technikon Students’ Union South African Union of Students South African Universities Students’ Representative Councils senior counsel secretary-general Students’ Health and Welfare Centres Organisation short message service Sol Plaatje University Students’ Representative Council Student Socialist Action Committee Student Support Services Council Stellenbosch University tuberculosis Tertiary Education Fund for South Africa Technical and Vocational Education and Training United Christian Students of South Africa University of Cape Town United Democratic Front University of Durban-Westville University of the Free State University of Johannesburg University of South Africa University of Pretoria United States of America Universities South Africa United Student Front University of the Western Cape University of Zululand vice-chancellor University of the Witwatersrand Young Communist League

Abbrevîatîons and acronyms/VII

acknowedgements

Reflections of South African Student Leaders, 1994 to 2017îs a coectîon o te re ectîons o 12 ormer student eaders wo were în posîtîons o eadersîp în Sout Arîcan pubîc unîversîtîes – typîcay as presîdents o Students’ Representatîve Councîs (SRC) or as executîve members o înstîtutîona SRCs between 1994 and 2017. For te Councî on Hîger Educatîon (CHE), te book îs a contînuatîon o îts Re ectîons Project. ïn 2016, te CHE pubîsed te re ectîons o eîgt ormer vîce-canceors and deputy vîce-canceors în te bookReflections of South African University Leaders, 1981 to 2014. For te Human Scîences Researc Councî (HSRC), îts partîcîpatîon în te project îs part o researcîng te îstorîca dîmensîon o te post-aparteîd student movement to enrîc îts project ‘Te New Sout Arîcan Student Movement: From #RodesMustFa to #FeesMustFa’. A te researc materîa generated rom tîs project wî be made avaîabe or secondary anaysîs to oter researcers wo are înterested în student eadersîp în Sout Arîca. Te reposîtorîes cosen or te data are Sout Arîcan Hîstory Onîne (or open data) and te HSRC Data Curatîon Unît (or data tat requîre etîcs cearance prîor to access). A project o tîs magnîtude reîes on te goodwî, support and expertîse o many. As te edîtors-cum-autors o te book, we woud îrst o a îke to tank a te ormer student eaders wo contrîbuted to tîs book and wo are acknowedged ere as te co-autors o teîr respectîve capters. We woud aso îke to acknowedge specîîcay te contrîbutîons o:

• Ms Tanîa Fraser, admînîstratîve oîcer o te HSRC în Cape Town, wo as tîreessy ensured tat te project comes to ruîtîon by managîng ît îrst rom te HSRC’s sîde and eventuay or bot te CHE and te HSRC ater Marc 2019.

Acknowedgements/IX

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Mr Nkuueko Makubu, researc întern în te HSRC and master’s student at te Unîversîty o Cape Town, wo as greaty assîsted us în settîng up întervîews, co-conductîng some întervîews, ceckîng transcrîpts and communîcatîng wît student eaders. Ms Genevîeve Sîmpson, ormer senîor manager în te Monîtorîng and Evauatîon Dîrectorate o te CHE, or managîng te project rom te CHE’s sîde untî te end o 2018, încudîng îaîsîng wît te student eaders and settîng up întervîews, transcrîbîng and ceckîng transcrîpts and generay keepîng te project on track.

We woud aso îke to tank: Leîg-Ann Naîdoo o te Unîversîty o Cape Town and Saeem Badat o te Andrew W. Meon Foundatîon, wo eped us deveop seectîon crîterîa and an înîtîa îst o potentîa întervîewees, te HSRC Researc Etîcs Commîttee, te transcrîbers, and varîous coeagues wîtîn te CHE and te HSRC wo ave supported tîs endeavour. ïn tîs respect, we woud îke to mentîon especîay Dr Amanî Saîdî o te CHE. Fînay, te HSRC îs grateu or undîng receîved rom te Andrew W. Meon Foundatîon, grant number G-1802-05403, wîc contrîbuted to te reaîsatîon o tîs project.

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