c) Student Representative Council Ms V Julius: President led the presentation which highlighted the following key issues: . Accommodation: Shortage of accommodation remained a serious concern for students at the Institute. The Institute had one residence at Galeshewe Campus which could accommodate 342 students out of the 1562 registered students. Uninhabitable conditions of students in the residence remained a serious concern. The transformer at the residence was not working and students were forced to bath with cold water. There was no ATM at the residence and students were often robbed at night when they were withdrawing money outside the residence. . Financial assistance: Funding for students remained a serious concern since majority of students came from disadvantaged families. The NSFAS funding was allocated late and did not cover all the tuition fees. The Funza Lushaka students dropped out of the Institute since the bursary was allocated late during the year and Afrikaans students were not granted the bursary since its not a priority area according to NSFAS. . Facilities: The Institute had one sports field which was poorly maintained. Inadequate sports facilities at the residence remained a serious concern for students. . Library: The library at the Institute was too small and inadequately resourced. There were no printing facilities at the Galeshewe Campus. . Shortage of lecturers: There was a high failure rate in Maths, Accounting and Science at the Institute. Students did not have sufficient time to interact with lecturers since majority of them were based at the main Campuses. Students paid similar tuition fees with students at the main Campuses. However, academic support for students at the Institute remained inadequate. . Shuttle service: The shuttle took one trip from student residences to the institute in the morning only. Students were made to stay on campus the whole day without a cafeteria. Students were forced to pay taxi fare which was expensive. . Future of NIHE: Students were concerned that things are put on hold due to the uncertainties around the future of NIHE. . Students felt that their concerns were not attended to because both the Institute and partner institutions continued to shift responsibility. . The infrastructure at the Institute did not cater for disabled students. At Galeshewe Campus, classes were offered at first floor and the campus did not have lifts.