Wits sets fees hike announcement for December
The university says it is committed to completing the 2016 academic year and ensuring that students write exams
THE University of the Witwatersrand will announce its fee increase decision for 2017 in December, while other universities are mulling their announcement dates. Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has left the fees decision in universities’ hands and promised the government was committed to finding resources to support children of all poor, working-and middle-class families so they can access higher education. But this sparked a second wave of anti-fee protests that have lasted for about three weeks and have seen universities around the country suspending lectures, with others closing campuses. Wits spokeswoman Shirona Patel said on Sunday the institution would only announce its 2017 fee increases in December. The university is set to resume lectures on Monday and said it was committed to completing the 2016 academic year and ensuring that students write exams. However, strict measures have been put in place to ensure that there are no disruptions on campus. This included "rigo...
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