The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal has joined the chorus for free tertiary education in the country ahead of the release of the report into the feasibility of free education. Free education is one of the proposals adopted by the ANC at its three-day provincial general council at the University of Zululand, which will be tabled at the party’s policy conference on Friday. On the same day‚ the Commission of Inquiry into Higher Education and Training‚ set up by President Jacob Zuma in 2016 after nationwide Fees Must Fall protests‚ is expected to complete its work. The commission‚ chaired by Judge Jonathan Heher‚ submitted its interim report to Zuma after completing only three of the proposed eight sets into which it had divided its work. However‚ after the amendment of its terms of reference‚ the commission was given an extension to complete its work by this Friday. In its interim report‚ the commission said it had not arrived at a stage where it could identify and evaluate all sources of funding...
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