Challenges students face at CCT Towers residence

Residence is something one should consider as a home from home; however several students had to face the sweet sour side of being away from home.

The exchanging of the two CCT residents has had a negative impact on many students’ lives, especially the females. On their arrival in January 2017, the theft rate at Towers residence increased to a point where guys were no longer permissible to access the building, because majority of the students assumed that the guys were the ones who were stealing from them.

The Showers without shower curtains

Students of Towers have absolutely no privacy in the bathroom, because from January till this very day, there are no shower curtains in the showers, which make it uncomfortable for students, since they have to shower while others are watching them, and for that reason some students then prefer bathing in their bedrooms.

The issue of the elevator not operating is another challenge students come across. Six floors without an elevator is energy draining.

Staying in a residence of 6 floors without the elevator not operating is quite a challenge for us girls, because the stairs are just too much for us and it is energy draining.

Winter is approaching and the broken windows are still not replaced, however the management has asked the people to come replace.

Water has been a crisis for years in Towers residence: therefore it is with great sadness that students had to cope without water within the residence for a week. In order to get water, students had to go collect water from Alex residence or in the outside taps.

The sixth floor is a mess! The ceilings in the rooms are falling and it was decided by management in the beginning of the year that no student would be placed for health and safety reasons, however as the year proceeds students are being placed on one side of the building.

The Falling ceiling

Students feel that the committee they with elected to represent them are not are not really representing and keeping the promises the made during the manifesto for res committee.

Mr Sibanda, From Res managements says that the ceiling on the one side is not as bad and the management is losing money without students not staying there, however renovations and repairing of the building will start soon.