Varsities shut in mass protests
Many universities around the country are on Wednesday closed following a national call for students to embark on mass action against university fee increments.
- university fee increments
- universities south africa
- sasco
- higher education and training
- blade nzimande
- free education
- university of cape town
- opportunity
- rhodes
- nelson mandela metropolitan university
- tshwane university of technology (tut)
- pretoria university
- wits university
- students
- campus
- south african police service (saps)
- #nationalshutdown
- university fee increases for 2016
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Summary of Council proposals
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.
UJ clarifies the matter of 2016 fee adjustment
Statement on behalf of Prof. Ihron Rensburg, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, UJ.
Government addresses newspaper report
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Best of luck matrics!
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has wished the Class of 2015 the best of luck and assured them that they have the department’s full support as the 2015 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations kicked off on Monday.
Free tertiary education possible: Sasco
Free tertiary education possible.
UCT student injured during protest
A student at the University of Cape Town has been injured during on-going protests against a proposed fee increase of 10.3%.
Wits Council Exco and students sign agreement
Wits Council Exco and students sign agreement on process to be followed to determine student fee increases for 2016.
Wits chancellor to meet protesting students
Wits vice chancellor Adam Habib is this morning set to meet with students who have been protesting at the university to hear their grievances and find a resolution, the university said.