The stone-cold reality we must face is that in as much as the Accommodation Plan of NSFAS is inherently prone to the pitfalls of Neoliberalism, it remains a much better option than the unregulated and unguarded system which year in and year out would lead to students suffering at the hands of landlords. This does not mean the current system has not made that reality dwindle into the realm of obscurity, but rather has accelerated the realization that we have a national accommodation crisis. It has affected other institutions worse than others, however, at University of Fort Hare, East London Campus the crisis has been minimal. The number of students that are affected is negligible, even though there is a populist and unrealistic demand made by a minority of the student populace of a proposal for deviation to NSFAS; given the character of the East London Campus. This cohort of students in this regard have conveniently forgotten that in any case, the University of Fort Hare was going to a...
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