USAF members agree to a 'more flexible approach' to walk-ins
10 January 2018
Johannesburg – Universities South Africa (USAF) said on Wednesday that its 26 member universities have agreed to a more flexible approach for walk-in applications for the 2018 academic year.
The body announced last week that universities would not be accepting any walk-in applications, following calls by EFF leader Julius Malema and the EFF Students Command for prospective students to show up at universities and apply for their courses of choice.
This came after President Jacob Zuma’s controversial fee-free tertiary education announcement in December.
USAf said on Wednesday that, following a meeting earlier in the week, the organisation and member universities would be more accommodating of walk-in applications.