Wits students won t heed SAUS call to suspend protest over free higher education This is in contradiction to a decision taken by the union to suspend all protests, following a meeting with Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande earlier this week. FILE: A small group of protesting students blocked roads with stones and rubble in Braamfontein near Wits University as part of the National Shutdown over student finances on 15 March 2021. Picture: Mia Lindeque/Eyewitness News
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The students, together with the university s academics, plan to march on Thursday afternoon over the funding crisis.
This is in contradiction to a decision taken by the union to suspend all protests, following a meeting with Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande earlier this week.
Police officers accused of Mthokozisi Ntumba murder to remain behind bars Updated
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The video footage of the killing of Mthokozisi Ntumba will form the basis of the state’s case, the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court heard on Wednesday.
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The four police officers accused of killing the 35-year-old man appeared in court for the first time on Wednesday.
The suspects are charged with murder, three counts of attempted murder and defeating the ends of justice.
The state told the court that, since the matter is a schedule five offence, the onus would be on the accused to prove to the court that they deserve bail.
Nzimande: Securing extra NSFAS funding ‘robbing Peter to pay Paul’ Updated
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Minister of Higher Education Blade Nzimande has warned that securing extra funding to erase the shortfall at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme s (NSFAS) will rob the poor of services.
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The minister briefed the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology in Parliament amid the ongoing protests by students on Wednesday morning.
This while the shortfall at Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges amount is just under R1 billion.
We are gonna be taking R2.49 billion from very important grants that we give to the universities. We then also are taking R500 million, half a billion Rands from TVET infrastructure, which was mainly meant to build news residents for TVET colleges.
Ntumba was a devoted family man, say colleagues at memorial service The married father of three worked as a town planner at the Tshwane Metro Human Settlements Department. Mthokozisi Ntumba was shot and killed during student protests on Wednesday, 10 March 2021. Picture: Facebook.
PRETORIA - Mthokozisi Ntumba s colleagues described him as a devoted family man.
The Tshwane Metro Human Settlements group paid tribute to Ntumba at a memorial service on Wednesday.
The married father of three worked as a town planner at the metro.
Tshwane Human Settlements head, Nonto Memela, said that Ntumba loved his family.
“Mr Ntumba was a devoted family man. He talked about his wife and children every chance he got. He would tell us stories about when they met with his wife. Furthermore, he told me they met at university during their varsity days.”
Highly problematic : MPs slam Nzimande, Manamela for asking to leave urgent meeting Minister and deputy asking to be excused communicates a message that we don t care about the issues facing students across the country : committee chair 17 March 2021 - 16:21 The portfolio committee on higher education, science and technology had to abruptly terminate an urgent meeting aimed at discussing issues and exploring possible solutions to the ongoing funding crisis facing the sector. File photo. Image: Sebabatso Mosamo
An urgent parliamentary meeting to discuss issues and explore possible solutions to the higher education sector s ongoing funding crisis had to be abruptly terminated on Tuesday, angering MPs.