Times Of Swaziland: HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS’  POLITICS, SOCIAL, RELIGIOUS BAN

HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS’  POLITICS, SOCIAL, RELIGIOUS BAN
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 BY PHEPHILE MOTAU on 21/01/2016 04:26:00


MBABANE – Higher learning Institutions will not be allowed to undertake
political or other activities detrimental to national religious, social or local
culture.
This is according to the Draft Higher Education Regulations presented yesterday
at the Royal Villas. The presentation was made by the Swaziland Higher Education
Council (SHEC) to operators of such institutions. The draft also states that the
institution must stick to teaching, research and co-curricular activities.
The Executive Secretary of the SHEC, Mboni Dlamini, said this was meant to
protect the image of the country. He said this did not mean that institutions
should not provide political studies, if their mission was to do so. He said,
however, they should stick to the parameters of that particular subject. He said
lecturers should stick to the approved syllabus and not teach things which could
be detrimental to the well being and image of the country.
“The University of Swaziland teaches political studies, lecturers should stick
to the parameters and not go outside their domain to the detriment of the
country,” Dlamini said.
He said they should not also teach things which will harass others be it in
politics, religion or local culture. He said if an institution was licensed to
teach Agriculture, they should stick to that, and not be involved in any other
non-agricultural activities.
“We do not want institutions to focus on other things that will smear the
image of the country. The institutions should also not teach things which will
incite students to engage in protest actions,” he said.