
The Presidency – Announcement of the NPA on the Minister of Finance (11.10.2016)







“Cosatu and SACP say they will join the students on 14 October in a national march, this after students said they were “as good as useless if they don’t support us” (CityPressOnline, 2016)

“The ANC Youth League is calling for moratorium on fee increments at institutions of higher learning, pending the outcomes of the Presidential Commission on free education. The youth league held a press briefing at Luthuli House this afternoon. It says it rejects Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande’s decision to have universities decide on 2017 fee increases, capped at 8 percent. The youth league says imposing a moratorium will force the commission to move fast, and says the minister’s announcement goes against the ANC NEC decisions” (SABC Digital News, 2016)
“Johannesburg, 03 September 2016 – ANC veteran Zola Skweyiya has added his voice to calls for an early elective conference. In an exclusive interview with eNCA, Skweyiya says he believes ANC leaders are out of touch with the aspirations of South Africans” (eNCA, 2016)