It is not education official Qonde’s ‘competence’ to discuss Heher report
Higher education director-general Gwebinkundla Qonde ducked MPs’ questions on the Heher Commission’s report on funding tertiary education, on Wednesday. He said he was not at liberty to discuss its contents. The report, which found that free higher education for everyone was not feasible, was leaked to the media two weeks ago, but has yet to be released by President Jacob Zuma. "It is not our competence to talk about this. It is a matter that the President has assured us is receiving his utmost attention and quite soon pronouncements are going to be made," Qonde told parliament’s portfolio committee on higher education. "The approach has always been … to work towards finding a more lasting solution, which requires a bit of consideration as well as processing of the issues. We are not just talking about fees … but the funding of the entire system," he said. "That’s all we can say at this stage. Its not our report. Its the President’s report," he said. Qonde told MPs that fee adjustme...
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