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Here follows a summary of Wits University Council’s proposals on how it plans to address the fee increase challenge.

• Students will not pay an upfront fee.
• The fee increase proposal for 2016 has been suspended.
• Calling for transparent negotiations between the University and the student community/Wits Student Representative Council (SRC) as a matter of urgency.
• Wits will cut spending and investigate non-essential spending, and will focus financial resources on academic matters and access for students.
• Discounts for NSFAS and financially stressed students.
• Wits will continue to source additional funding form external sources.
• Wits will continue to engage with government to address the shortfall in higher education funding.
• Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Professor Adam Habib, to give up any performance bonus and redirect the monies towards access for deserving students.