Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 is pleased to announce that the applicants in the matter of Makhanda Against Mandates & Others v Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 (Case no.: 124/2022) have elected to abandon their application in regard to the 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网's vaccine mandate.
The 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 has, since reopening in 2022, implemented a vaccine mandate approved by Council as a condition for entry onto campus for all staff, students, and visitors as part of a full and safe return to campus. The applicants, however, opted not to comply with the 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 vaccine mandate.
Approximately 98 percent of the university community (including staff and students) have since been vaccinated, and the 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 has incrementally returned to normal operations.
The 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网’s objective is to achieve a full return to normal on-campus activities, balanced with the protection of the health and safety of Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 and the greater Makhanda communities.
With the assistance of internationally recognised scientists, the 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 confirmed in its court papers that not only do vaccinations reduce the risk of asymptomatic infection, symptomatic infections, severe illness and death, but they also have a marked impact on reducing the risk of transmission of the virus. The applicants did not dispute this in their court papers.
Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 reiterates that the health and safety of the 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 and Makhanda communities remain its paramount concern during these unprecedented times.
It is regrettable that the 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 was forced to incur costs, in opposing the litigation, that should have been utilised in the academic endeavour.
The 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 thanks its legal team for continuing to protect the interests of the Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 community.