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The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training has welcomed the release of the Fees Commission report.

The Chairperson of the Committee, Ms Connie September, said the Committee had presented extensive recommendations, which the National Assembly adopted, relating to the funding of Technical and Vocational Education and Training Colleges. “We now looing forward to the response from the Inter-Ministerial Committee,” said Ms September.

“Fee-free education for all is what we would want. But fee-free education for the poor is what the government has correctly committed itself to. We need to ensure that administration at universities remains sustainable, and that whatever funding model we opt for is feasible and does not compromise academic and research capacity in our country,” said Ms September.

Yesterday, President Jacob Zuma released the much-awaited Heher Commission report on the feasibility of free higher education in South Africa. The Commission was established following the 2015 Fees Must Fall protests.

“This is taking the higher education sector and the country in a right direction and will hopefully bring about stability in the sector,” said Ms September.

Issued by Parliamentary Communication Services on behalf of the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training, Connie September