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.
One of the recommendations made by the commission includes income contingency loans from commercial banks to replace the current Nsfas scheme.
Nsfas chairperson Sizwe Nxasana says Treasury doesn’t have the capacity to give loans to all students who require funding.
The University of the Western Cape says it hopes government gives it direction, following the release of the Fees Commission report.
Higher Education Minister Hlengiwe Mkhize briefed the media at the Universities South Africa offices in Pretoria on Tuesday.
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.
President Jacob Zuma made the document public on Monday.
ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe provided feedback on the party's special national executive committee meeting.
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.
The fees commission report found that free higher education for all is not viable and that other funding models will have to be explored.
President Jacob Zuma released the fees report on Monday, three months after he received it.
Speaking to Eyewitness News, Mkhize shared her concerns about some aspects of the Fees Commission report.
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South Africa is in financial crises with regards to higher education, says Wits Vice Chancellor Adam Habib.
Higher Education Minister Hlengiwe Mkhize says students requestng private bank loans to finance their studies will hinder economic growth in the long run.
President Jacob Zuma appointed the Heher Commission in 2016 following nationwide student protests under the banner ‘Fees Must Fall’.
Students have raised several issues that they say are fuelling demonstrations.
Parliament’s portfolio committee on Higher Education is meeting with UCT’s SRC and management. The university’s seen sporadic protests in recent weeks.
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.