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UWC students living at the Northlink hostel in Belhar claim they are under attack and do not feel safe in their rooms because of poor security at the hostel.<\/p>\n

They say there have been several muggings and break-ins this year.<\/p>\n

UWC says it is concerned by the reported crimes, and it, along with Northlink has worked to beef up security.<\/p>\n

But the students are still frightened.<\/p>\n

Ntombesizwe Mtimkulu, a second-year psychology student, said she and others were traumatised. She contacted the Cape Argus on behalf of a group of about 10 students, and acted as the group\u2019s spokeswoman.<\/p>\n

In September, Mtimkulu said, men tried to break into her and other students\u2019 rooms and pounded on the doors around 2am.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast year my phone was stolen from me at knifepoint.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mtimkulu said some female students were so scared, they kept buckets in their rooms so that they didn\u2019t have to leave their rooms to use the toilet.<\/p>\n

Her friend was held up at gunpoint and sexually abused last month.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, a male student was beaten with a gun and had his laptop stolen.<\/p>\n

Mtimkulu said she and the other students approached UWC but claimed it had not helped.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s like the university does not care. We\u2019re trying to stay on campus so that we\u2019re safe.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve applied for (places in university residences) but didn\u2019t get a response from the university.\u201d<\/p>\n

UWC spokesman Luthando Tyhalibongo said the university was concerned about reports of criminal activity at the hostel.<\/p>\n

The university had responded by employing extra security to patrol the pathway between UWC and the Northlink hostel.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe security patrols are done on foot with sniffer dogs and also on quadbikes between 8am and 6pm every day.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe university has asked the SAPS and metro police to assist in constantly patrolling that area and residence overnight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tyhalibongo said the university had applied for better lighting and a \u201ccrime monitoring camera\u201d from the city.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe university has also started a forum between UWC, CPUT, the SAPS and the Belhar Community Forum to tackle the criminal activities taking place.\u201d<\/p>\n

Northlink hostel manager Selwyn Rhoda said he was monitoring the situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cNorthlink employed extra guards.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe now have two guards patrolling the hostel area, and each block has been fitted with a tag point which the guards have to activate at regular intervals to monitor them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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