This is in contradiction to a decision taken by the union to suspend all protests, following a meeting with Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande earlier this week.
The South African Union of Students (SAUS) said that the decision was taken following a meeting with Higher Education Minster Blade Nzimande earlier this week.
Students said that they were not willing to back down and would be taking their fight for free higher education to the Union Buildings at a date yet to be announced.
Wits SRC president Mpendulo Mfeka said they would be joined by students from other institutions and their lawyers were working on an application for direct access to the Constitutional Court to demand that government be forced to provide free and decolonised education.
Tito Mboweni was replying to debate on a tax bill that gives effect to the rise from 14 to 15% in VAT which kicked in earlier this year.
Beyond its lack of progressivity, another big problem of a mostly publicly funded higher education is that university finances can be quite cyclical.
Stellenbosch University’s Professor Jonathan Jansen says the announcement of free education made by then President Jacob Zuma last year has caused havoc for the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS).
Its been reported that Jacob Zuma questioned the amount of time it’s taken to introduce free higher education, saying the 2017 decision was already three years late.
Former president Jacob Zuma announced that government would subsidise free higher education for poor and working-class students.
Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has conceded that the one percentage point hike will hit poor households the hardest.
Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene says that the state is committed to funding the initiative but assistance is needed from partnerships with private sector.
Managing director at S&P Global Konrad Reuss has urged the government and the private sector to create more sustainable and long-term jobs for graduates.
Fee-free higher education was announced by former President Jacob Zuma last year, in response to the Heher Commission of Inquiry.
Dlamini briefly appeared at the Johannesburg magistrate court on Tuesday on charges of theft, public violence and being in possession of a dangerous weapon during 2016's Fees Must Fall protests at Wits.
The Economic Freedom Fighters student command staged a protest outside the Department of Higher Education in Pretoria, saying the promised free education has not materialised as expected.
In many respects, President Jacob Zuma's free higher education proposal in South Africa is the worst kind of populism.
Unisa announced over the weekend that it would allow walk-in applications on a first come, first served basis and according to the availability of courses.
The South African Further Education and Training Student Association says Zuma's new policy on free higher education has caused confusion at TVET colleges.
