Negotiating table: The truth, half truths and lies on lecturers’ strike

This strike has totally shut down learning in public universities. CS Amina Mohammed should be meeting lecturers instead of appearing to be inciting students [File, Standard]

For the third time in less than a year, university lecturers are on strike.

On March 1, a seven-day notice given by the Universities Academic Staff and Union (UASU) expired, ushering in another bout of a strike that could have been avoided. The costs, time, resources and opportunities these regular disputes cause to stakeholders are unimaginable.