. The committee was of the view that leadership of the university was supposed to guide the process of the SRC elections to encourage non violence. A concern was raised that there was no SRC in the university and no clear indication of the proposed date for new SRC elections. The committee requested a copy of the SRC's constitution for further scrutiny. . The committee commended the work of the interim administrators who were taking care of students needs. The university was requested to explain the way forward on the matter and to include a timeframe of activities. The committee was concerned that as much as the university agreed to meet with the committee, there was no effort to include students as part of the meeting proceedings. . It emerged that there was a notion of affiliating to past events which transpired at the university. The committee highlighted that history cannot legitimate what happens at the university. A concern was raised that there were no success stories about the university available to the public. Credibility of qualifications offered by the university were also a cause of concern. There were rumours that examination papers of the university were being marked off site. The university was requested to explain the situation in this regard. . The committee commended the Rector's approach in dealing with the challenges of the university and supported the implementation of the one year turn-around strategy. . It emerged that the Information Technology Communication (ITC) system was of serious concern and contributed to the mismanagement of the registration and procurement process. The university was requested to explain its plans to address this challenge. . It emerged that the university introduced a course known as a Bachelor of Correctional Studies in 2002. This later backfired on the university as many students who graduated in this course were not finding employment. The committee was interested to know whether there was proper research conducted before offering the degree and whether it was accredited by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). . The committee remained extremely concerned that the reason given for little progress in transformation among academic staff (predominantly black) was that the university was situated in a rural area. The committee was of the opinion that it was the responsibility of the university to make it attractive to accommodate other races amongst the academic staff. . The university was faced with the challenge of historical political tension that existed in the surroundings of the university. This often influenced the SRC elections as the two main student parties, namely, the South African Students Congress (SASCO) and the South African Democratic Students Movement (SADESMO) were often fighting consistently before the SRC elections. The process of the previous elections was not free and fair as the results were adjusted to create a victory for a particular party. The university has set up clear measures to ensure that the next elections will not be mismanaged and the date would be confirmed in due course. . The university is in the process of overhauling its ITC systems because most of the registration challenges are caused by outdated systems. The security service was located in the office of the former Registrar and they were not investigating serious cases such as loss of data. This office has since been moved to the office of the Rector to minimise potential manipulation.