#Feesmustfall
Education Minister Blade Nzimande calls for help on varsity fees stalemate
"We must‚ as a collective‚ do everything in our power to ensure that normality returns to our universities"
WHILE major universities are struggling to persuade students to resume their academic programme before exams‚ Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande appealed on Friday for help from "leaders in society". "We have consistently been appealing to parents‚ leaders in society and the university community that we must‚ as a collective‚ do everything in our power to ensure that normality returns to our universities and that 2016 academic programme is completed. We equally call on leaders in other parts of the country to get involved to secure the future of our children‚" Nzimande said in a statement. "The department will continue to be in constant contact with universities and student leadership‚ including leaders in society‚ in an effort to ensure that classes resume and a culture of learning returns to our universities." "The department also encourages anyone with innovative solutions to present them to the fees commission which is currently under way." Earlier, former Wits SRC preside...
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