SOME wit on Twitter said Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande’s announcement on university fees on Monday amounted to him throwing universities under a bus. It wasn’t so much a bus as an oncoming train.Nevertheless, we can expect disruptions on campuses, violence, threats, destruction and outrageous demands that universities cannot meet. Some students will have heard the words "increase" and "8%" as an invitation to cause mayhem.READ THIS: Focus must be skills not degreesIn terms of the Higher Education Act of 1997 universities can be funded through the following means:• funds allocated by the minister under section 39;• donations or contributions;• money raised by the university;• loans and overdrafts;• income derived from investments;• money received for services rendered to other institutions or persons;• money payable by students but a university may discriminate in a fair manner between students who are citizens or permanent residents, and those who are not.Under section 3...
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