Fees commission report
Business Unity SA reacts to Fees Commission report
The organisation is the latest to comment after President Jacob Zuma released the Heher Commission's report two days ago.
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Nxasana: Proposed funding model could have unintended outcome for poor students
One of the recommendations made by the commission includes income contingency loans from commercial banks to replace the current Nsfas scheme.
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Fees report: Nsfas’ Nxasana says income contingency loans simply not practical
Nsfas chairperson Sizwe Nxasana says Treasury doesn’t have the capacity to give loans to all students who require funding.
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Universities still studying Fees Commission report
The University of the Western Cape says it hopes government gives it direction, following the release of the Fees Commission report.
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Mkhize: Officials need to scrutinise, weigh up proposals made in fees report
Higher Education Minister Hlengiwe Mkhize briefed the media at the Universities South Africa offices in Pretoria on Tuesday.
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[LISTEN] USAf: Fees report reaffirms right of access to higher education
CEO of Universities South Africa Professor Ahmed Bawa says South Africans should treat the fees commission report as something addressed to the president for now until government decides what to do with it.
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Higher Education Committee welcomes release of fees report
President Jacob Zuma made the document public on Monday.
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Mantashe disappointed in those pushing rumours of his possible removal
ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe provided feedback on the party's special national executive committee meeting.
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Habib: Student loan model could present major debt problems
Wits University Vice Chancellor Adam Habib says he would have preferred a graduate tax model which requires all graduates to pay a tax to fund new generations as they enter the higher education system.
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Mixed reaction to fees report
The fees commission report found that free higher education for all is not viable and that other funding models will have to be explored.
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DA: Govt depts must pull together for fees report recommendations to succeed
President Jacob Zuma released the fees report on Monday, three months after he received it.
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Hlengiwe Mkhize: Students face harsh debt realities with private loans
Speaking to Eyewitness News, Mkhize shared her concerns about some aspects of the Fees Commission report.
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[WATCH] Wits Vice Chancellor Adam Habib discusses fees report
South Africa is in financial crises with regards to higher education, says Wits Vice Chancellor Adam Habib.
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Fees report: 'Students requesting bank loans will hinder economic growth'
Higher Education Minister Hlengiwe Mkhize says students requestng private bank loans to finance their studies will hinder economic growth in the long run.
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Zuma releases Fees Commission report
President Jacob Zuma appointed the Heher Commission in 2016 following nationwide student protests under the banner ‘Fees Must Fall’.
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MPs: UCT has a long way to go for meaningful transformation
Students have raised several issues that they say are fuelling demonstrations.
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UCT says it has made progress with transformation
Parliament’s portfolio committee on Higher Education is meeting with UCT’s SRC and management. The university’s seen sporadic protests in recent weeks.
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[LISTEN] Protests loom over delayed release of Fees Commission report?
Radio 702’s Stephen Grootes speaks to Professor Ahmed Bawa about the rise in temperatures in most universities over the delayed release of the Fees Commission report.
