Nzimande welcomes suspension of DUT head of security
Minister of Higher Education Blade Nzimande has sent his condolences to Sandile Ndlovu’s family, friends and fellow DUT students.
The first-year Industrial Engineering student passed away on Saturday after he was attacked in a lecture hall of the Steve Biko Campus of the Durban University of Technology (DUT).
Ndlovu had been on life support due to extensive brain damage sustained during the attack.
"The minister is deeply saddened by Sandile's passing and has urged the criminal justice system to ensure a speedy arrest and prosecution of those responsible for his death,” says departmental spokesperson Ishmail Mnisi.
"In Sandile, the Ndlovu family and the entire nation has lost an engineer in the making who could have been instrumental in addressing challenges in our economy.
Nzimande welcomed the suspension of the head of security at the university.
"Our institutions are a place of teaching and learning and not places to breed criminals and lawlessness,” says Mnisi.
"The minister therefore expect the university management to safeguard the lives of everyone on campus including the university property
"Minister Nzimande has directed the DUT Council to ensure that University management gives the Ndlovu family the necessary care and support during this time of bereavement."