The EFF said the commission, chaired by Judge Jonathan Arthur Heher, “shifted goal posts by changing its terms of reference” from looking for means towards the inception of free education to being a commission to “investigate the feasibility of free education”.
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The Economic Freedom Fighters “Student Command” (EFFSC) on Sunday said it would not be part of a nationwide strike led by the SA Union of Students (SAUS) to shut down institutions of higher learning over 2017 tuition fee increments.
“We are saying hold on, don’t rush into your fee increases, consult further and let’s see what is viable and affordable”, ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe said.
At the university of KwaZulu-Natal’s Pietermaritzburg campus, students have been protesting since early this morning under the banner of Fees Must Fall.
The Council for Higher Education has recommended a 6.3 percent fee hike for next year, while students are demanding tuition costs stay unchanged for a second year.
Universities have asked for a minimum 8% fee increase for 2017 to ensure the universities are fully funded. Saint Joseph’s and Widener Universities in the United States were also included, only if the students take the full time study course.
If the needs of the youth are not attended to, the students will make sure that universities are not operational. They indicated that they would not rest until there was free higher education for all in South Africa.
WHILE the Department of Higher Education has made no official decision about a fees increase, some universities have had to suspend academic activity due to student protests.
Following the unrest, President Jacob Zuma appointed a commission to look into the students’ concerns.
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Muscat: Students from Oman applying for higher educational studies need to be careful while choosing their institutions overseas as the Qualification Equivalency and Recognition Department at the Ministry of Higher Education has released a new list of approved and fake qualifications issued by the organisations around the world.
