Pretoria - Cabinet says it is pleased that many students in higher education institutions across the country have responded positively to calls to save the 2016 academic programme.
Despite disruptions which led to the closure of most universities in the country, where students were demanding free higher education, a number of institutions have started their final year examinations.
Cabinet has encouraged students to remain focused on completing their studies and allow the Commission into the Feasibility of Fee-Free Higher Education and Training to complete its work.
Minister in the Presidency responsible for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe, said the call by national church leaders and other faith leaders for solutions to the challenges in higher education, are most welcome.
“Their support in mediation, prayer and peace efforts, along with their call for the 2016 academic year to be successfully concluded are welcomed.”
eNATIS
Cabinet also welcomed the Constitutional Court decision on the Electronic National Traffic Information System (eNATIS), which will now be administered by government.
The Constitutional Court ruled that private company Tasima hands over control of the eNatis Traffic Management System to the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) within 30 days.
In 2007, the department informed Tasima that it should hand over eNatis back to the department after the five-year contract that was agreed upon expired.
The handover never took place and Tasima continued to provide services on a month-to-month basis until 2010 when the contract was surreptitiously, irregularly and illegally extended for a further five-year period ending 31 April 2015. – SAnews.gov.za
