On the 7 March 1963 a plaque was erected in the Students Union of the University of This plaque states that: Natal, Durban. "The right of this University to determine who shall be admitted as students was taken away in May 1959 and restored .. " Its purpose is to remind students of the loss of university autonomy and academic freedom. 1 As yet no date signifies the restoration of academic freedom and university autonomy. With the introduction of the de Klerk Proposals on the 19 October 1987, the restoration of autonomy to the universities of South Africa seems more distant than eve