The South African Democratic Student Movement (Sadesmo) today welcomed the Mangosuthu University of Technology's decision to lift the suspension of nine of its members.

The nine Sadesmo students were among twelve suspended from the university in March, after a month-long boycott calling for the deployment of more lecturers at the university.

"We are glad sanity has prevailed. Thousands of students participated in the march earlier this year, yet only Sadesmo students were suspended," said Sadesmo provincial chairman Brian Masondo today.

He added: "It was clear that it was a political move on the part of the University and their decision to lift our suspensions is an admission of guilt on their part." 

"We have lost out on valuable class time and it will now be very difficult for us to achieve results in forthcoming exams. We might still consider taking legal against the University," concluded Mr Masondo.

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