Student disruptions put an end to education fees convention
The Higher Education National Convention was postponed indefinitely by the National Education Crisis Forum after students disrupted proceedings and would not allow the Minister of Higher Education Blade Nzimande to address the crowd. The National Education Crisis Forum is a civil society platform aiming at finding long-term solutions in the education sector. The convention was set to take place over two days to engage on numerous propositions on free education and a peaceful resolution of the higher education crisis. Communications director of the Nelson Mandela Foundation Luzuko Koti said the conveners could not meet on Sunday to discuss a way forward as planned due to availability issues but would make arrangements to meet later in the week. "The forum still exists and will continue the dialogue," said Koti. The forum was convened by former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke and nine co-conveners from various backgrounds including partners such as the Higher Education Parents D...
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