Fees hearings in recess as commission consults on protesters
THE Fees Commission on Wednesday said it has decided to cancel the hearings that had been scheduled for Bloemfontein and Kimberly, following the disruption of its hearings in East London last week and Cape Town earlier this week.Cancellation of the hearings, scheduled for Thursday and Friday, was to allow the commission to review the hearings and how to protect the lives and property of stakeholders‚ members‚ and staff.The commission said it strongly condemned the disruption of its work in East London and Cape Town."The spectacle that we witnessed in the past week and this week was done in an extremely disrespectful manner directed towards the members of the commission, as well as the stakeholders who were invited to participate in Set 1 of the public hearings‚" commission spokesman Musa Ndwandwe said.The commission also condemned the racist rants that were directed at its chairman, Judge Jonathan Heher, as well as the intimidation of University of Fort Hare vice-chancellor Mvuyo To...
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