The two days oversight visit of the Committee to the UL and Indlela was a very fruitful exercise which gave the Committee a synopsis of the challenges that faced these two institutions. It was evident from the engagements with the UL that the merger process of two previously disadvantaged institutions remained a challenge and benefits of merger were yet to be experienced. Challenges such as accommodation, recreational facilities, student financial support, insufficient resources and lecturer student ratio remained serious challenges of previously disadvantaged higher education institutions. Unfortunately, at a time whereby the merger of the two institutions began to shed some light, an announcement for demerger was communicated to university last year in August. This announcement came as a surprise to the entire university population as the merger was still at it's in mid stage. The announcement meant that the university had to stop with all the processes that were in place for the realization of the objectives of the merger. The council was in a process to develop a new roadmap that would guide activities of the demerged institutions.