ANC proposes free tuition for South Africa's poorest students

South Africa's ruling party has announced that it wants 바카라사이트 country's government to provide free university education to 바카라사이트 poorest students from 바카라사이트 2018 academic year.

Gwede Mantashe, secretary general of 바카라사이트 African National Congress (ANC) made 바카라사이트 announcement on 31 July, following a lekgotla ¨C a meeting called by government to discuss strategy planning ¨C held over 바카라사이트 weekend.

¡°Fully subsidised grants should be provided to academically qualifying poor students,¡± Mr Mantashe said. ¡°Poor students are defined as coming from families who earn a gross family income of R150,000 [?8,571] and below per annum.¡±

The ANC said tuition for students whose families earned between R150,000 and R600,000 per year should be subsidised through a combination of grants and loans, . The recommendation comes ahead of findings by a commission established to investigate 바카라사이트 feasibility of free higher education. The commission has until 30?August to release its findings.

¡°Students will be required to maintain adequate academic performance, and failure to do so would lead to disqualification,¡± Mr Mantashe added.

The ANC government has come under pressure from within its own party and from students to provide free education. In late 2016, violent protests against increasing tuition fees on 바카라사이트 campuses of a number of South Africa¡¯s universities threatened to disrupt 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 academic year.?

The ANC's youth wing ¨C 바카라사이트 ANC Youth League ¨C had called on 바카라사이트 government to announce 바카라사이트 implementation of free education by 2018 at 바카라사이트 party's national policy conference.

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