Matthew Lester: #FeesMustFall meets #MTBPS2016.
At first glance, it appears that there is little comfort for the #FeesMustFall cohort in the medium term budget policy statement, writes Matthew Lester.
At first glance, it appears that there is little comfort for the #FeesMustFall cohort in the medium term budget policy statement, writes Matthew Lester.
Anthea Jeffery compares the success, or lack thereof, of copper-producing nations Zambia and Chile, as a test case for SA mine nationalisation.
On an interview with Radio 702 this morning, minister Blade Nzimande referred to “a creeping dangerous culture of entitlement…” Will similar outrage erupt?
One of UCT vice-chancellor Max Price’s solutions to the fees debacle is for the country’s rich to pay higher fees. The Institute of Race Relations’ Sara Gon offers another idea.
Paul Whelan says an even bigger concern was borne from the student protests. He talks about a paralysis in the party-state, and how the fiscus and tax burden weren’t even a consideration when the demands were met.
Campuses closed Monday as students refused to end protests despite a government decision to scrap the tuition fee hikes that triggered nationwide demonstrations.