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Setting of fees the prerogative of University councils

Universities South Africa Chief Executive Officer, Professor Ahmed Bawa, has told the Fees Commission in Pretoria that the setting of fees and annual budgeting have always been the prerogative of university councils. Bawa says universities started experiencing financial constraints during the global economic crisis eight years ago. He says the sharp decline in government subsidies has contributed to the negative financial affairs. “For most of the period up to 2004 […]

today18 October 2016

Local

W Cape universities to remain shut on Tuesday

Most of the main universities in the Western Cape will remain closed today due to ongoing students' protests linked to the fees must fall campaign. Students gathered for a mass meeting at the University of the Western Cape on Monday. Management has decided to keep the institution closed until it reached an agreement with students. The media was barred from attending the meeting. University of the Western Cape (UWC) management […]

today18 October 2016

International News

Congo’s top court approves postponement of elections

The Constitutional Court in Democratic Republic of Congo said on Monday it had approved a petition by the electoral commission to delay a presidential election set for November, allowing President Joseph Kabila to remain in office until April 2018. Kabila was due to step down in December when his two-term mandate expires and his opponents say they fear he intends to first prolong his term in office and then change […]

today18 October 2016

International News

Mexico: Judge whose court handled cartel cases killed

A federal judge whose court handled some cases related to drug cartels has been killed near Mexico City. Vicente Antonio Bermudez Zacarias was murdered in Metepec, a town in the state of Mexico, the Supreme Court said in a statement on Monday. President Enrique Pena Nieto condemned the murder and ordered the attorney general's office to take over the investigation. According to local media, Bermudez was shot in the head […]

today18 October 2016

International News

Battle for Mosul: Iraqi forces claim gains against ISIL

A joint operation carried out by Iraqi forces and Kurdish Peshmerga troops has "liberated" a 200 sq km area around Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS), Iraqi Kurdistan President Masoud Barzani said. Barzani made the announcement on Monday, following the launch of a major operation to free Iraq's second largest city from the armed group, which has held it since 2014. […]

today18 October 2016

Local

UWC to hold meetings on way forward

The University of the Western Cape will hold a series of meetings on Monday to discuss the way forward relating to ongoing fees protests. Management and students are scheduled to hold dialogues to address various issues. Other universities in the province are planning to have academic activities on Monday. UWC says it has dedicated Monday for talks between student organisations, its executive and staff. Classes were suspended at the institution […]

today16 October 2016

Local

W Cape bus crash kills 13

The death toll on Sunday morning's fatal bus crash near Touwsriver in the Boland has risen to 13. The bus was en-route to Cape Town from Johannesburg when the driver lost control of the vehicle causing it to veer off the road. Western Cape Traffic spokesperson, Jacques Mosterdt, says it is unclear if the driver died in the crash. “Nine lost their lives just after 02:00 am on the N1 […]

today16 October 2016

Local

EFF to open case against Guptas

The Economic Freedom Fighters is on Sunday set to open a criminal case against the Gupta family and their company directors after “suspicious” transactions were revealed in a court application by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan. EFF spokesperson Fana Mokoena said their case was based on prima facie evidence in Gordhan’s affidavit, part of his application to the High Court in Pretoria on Friday. His affidavit contained 72 transactions worth R6.8bn […]

today16 October 2016

Local

Gordhan drops Gupta ‘nuclear bomb’

Court papers filed by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan that contain details of "suspicious" bank transactions by Gupta-owned companies totalling almost R7bn may be the first indication that Treasury has put in motion its so-called "nuclear bomb" option. Gordhan on Friday launched an application in the High Court in Pretoria in the latest development in the ongoing drama around the Gupta family and their alleged abuse of state resources. Gordhan wants […]

today16 October 2016

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