School Representative Council of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology slams the sacculating rumors regarding the mismanagement of the Motsepe Foundation funds while bashing those claiming that they did.
CPUT was among the 26 South African higher learning institutions that benefited from the R30 million awarded by the Motsepe Foundation, receiving an amount of R1, 3 million funds in February 2023.
In a statement released on the 25th of September 2023 the SRC denies misusing those funds for their own benefits saying that the funds were not enough to cover all the student’s financial needs when allocating them to various departments of the institution.
“1. Student fees - Historical Debts, fundraising gala dinner and scholarships where feasible, and that would be 75% of the donation. The gala dinner is scheduled for the 6th of October 2023, and potential stakeholders who can donate are being engaged.
2. Student Health and Wellness - On the 21st of August 2023, a proposal to have a mental health and awareness campaign was approved, it is on the pipeline and will happen not later than the first week of October, and this is 12.5% of the donation from the Motsepe foundation.
3. Gender equity and food security - The CSRC used 12.5% to run a meal distribution program across these campuses, and the gender programs were done by SGLD and we could not be redundant.”
The leadership has also urged students to avoid feeding into the misinformation spread online as they (SRC) also stated they will avoid any engagement on the rumors spread by the institution’s student political parties that are using this matter as one of their campaign strategies since they have none for the coming election, claiming that as “cheap politicking”.
The SRC says any student that believes this “propaganda” can visit the relevant law institutions for their involvement, “we urge any student who is of the view that the money was misused to open the case at the Judicial Services such that investigation can be done”, said the CSRC president Ramano Arthur Mpfunzeni and CSRC Secretary General Thamsanqa Zondi.
CPUT is to hold its SRC elections on the 5th and 6th of October 2023.
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