We will not abandon our students, we ll fund their education - Ramaphosa President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed his government will not abandon students protesting against exclusion on the basis of historical debt President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the nation on Sunday, 28 February. Picture: GCIS.
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JOHANNESBURG - Historical debt has been the hurdle in the way of thousands of students resuming their studies this year but President Cyril Ramaphosa said that his government would not abandon them, reaffirming their right to education.
The president’s comments came on the back of the Wits University student protest. Thursday entered the third day of protest against the exclusion of students who owed tuition fees.
Court upholds Crime Intelligence boss’s suspension Bernadette Wicks
The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. Picture: Moneyweb The court found that despite arguments to the contrary, the national police commissioner was not only entitled to suspend Lieutenant-General Peter Jacobs, he was obliged to.
The North Gauteng Court has thrown out suspended Crime Intelligence (CI) boss Lieutenant-General Peter Jacobs’ urgent bid for reinstatement.
Late last year, National Saps Commissioner Khehla Sitole suspended Jacobs and five of his fellow officers over alleged abuses of the Secret Service Account. They in response turned to the court, where they argued due process had not been followed and that Sitole had in fact not been in a position to take the action he had.