Students' Resource Centre, University of the Witwaterand
- Corporate body
The SRC Resource Centre moved to new premises in late 1981 which were equipped with excellent reading, research and seminar facilities. The SRC decided to allocate R1000 to the Centre for the purchase of new books and other materials. It was also decided to provide further financial assistance support for the development of the Centre.
On the 14 May 1984 the SRC Resource Centre was completely destroyed in a fire which raged through the second floor of the Students' Union building.
Nothing remained of its vast collection of press clippings, magazines, books and posters, much of which was specific to student activity at Wits over the previous ten years. Arson was suspected and a police investigation later confirmed this
The Resource Centre began once again to collect material which dealt not only with Student affairs but also with material of a "consciousness raising" nature.
By 1990 every SRC on the affiliated NUSAS Campuses had developed a Resource Centre. The Wits Students' Resource Centre was forced to close down shortly after this period due to lack of funds