Commission not a solution to fees crisis, says Max Price
Act now to set up a technical task team to find fees solution, UCT’s vice-chancellor urges the government
University of Cape Town vice-chancellor Max Price said a judicial commission is not the way to solve the fees crisis‚ pacify protesting students and stabilise universities. The intention of a judicial commission was to solve crime‚ as it "calls witnesses and subpoenas people" it took a long time to resolve the issues‚ Price told an audience at the Discovery Leadership Summit in Sandton on Monday. He said the commission’s report was expected early in 2018, and then the country’s budget could potentially be changed in 2019. "The impact on fees will only be on 2020 as the budget gets announced in 2019. Our response is to call [the] government to act now. "We can’t wait for a judicial commission," Price said‚ adding that the delay in finding a solution by using a lengthy commission had fuelled student anger. Price said the government must create a technical task team that could provide solutions within months. Talkshow host Redi Tlhabi — who moderated the education debate at the summit ...
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