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Geelslang maak Bra Hugh Masekela Siek Kyra Burgerr is amok by Martie will be missed ’n vegtertjie sooss du Plessis dearly min BLADSY 2 PAGE 3 BLADSY 3 THURSDAY 25 JANUARY 2018 NEWS YOU CAN USE FREE Manyoni back in mainstream PULANE CHOANE irregularities with Branch consult with these structures, [email protected] General Meetings (BGM). The before taking action such as conference ended up being approaching courts on internal In a surprising twist of events, declared null and void by the problems. Nompondo also the name of Thabo Manyoni, Free State High Court and revealed that the National former Provincial Deputy the14 BGMs in dispute were District Resolution Committee Chairperson of the ANC in the ordered to be reconducted. was implemented and set up by Free State, popped up on the Manyoni and former Free State the ANC for this purpose. list of those elected to serve MEC and provincial treasurer, During a media briefing held on the Free State’s Interim Mxolisi Dukwana, were earlier on, Magashule stated Committee. Manyoni openly considered as leaders of the that it was important to note indicated that he was going to faction opposing Magashule. that the team is not a “task contest Secretary-General Ace Paseka Nompondo, who is team” but rather an interim Magashule’s almost decades now the convenor of the committee. “The difference long tenure as provincial interim structure, defended lies in the fact when a PEC chairperson. the move to include Manyoni gets dissolved the NEC must The newly announced Free and Dukwana by saying that appoint a task team that has State Interim Committee “in the ANC, there are no two to be in place for 9 months. is replacing the Provincial groups”. Speaking to the media The PEC was thus suspended Executive Committee (PEC) following a meeting with the instead of being dissolved in of the ANC in the province National Executive Committee, order for an interim structure after the National Executive Nompondo said, “The task to be appointed. There is no Committee (NEC) had ahead requires all ANC Free time frame that dictates how Former Bloemfontein mayor, Thabo Manyoni, at an ANC media briefi ng held at suspended the Free State PEC. State members to be organised long this structure should be in Emoya Estate outside Bloemfontein yesterday. PHOTO: PIERCE VAN HEERDEN One of its top priorities will be as members and unite. We must place.” to oversee the planning for the come back strong and work Magashule said first and provincial elective conference. with everybody.” foremost the 14 branches 15 members, with Nompondo Olly Mlamleli; Speaker Manyoni’s inclusion came as a He also said that there are where BGMs were in dispute as the Convener and William of Provincial Legislature surprise as he had boycotted numerous structures within the should be redone. Thereafter a Bulwane as the co-ordinator. Mamikie Qabathe; MEC of last year’s Provincial General ANC’s internal processes and provincial conference should be Other members of the Education, Tate Makgoe, and Council and the provincial he hopes that this year, going held before March this year. The committee include Mayor MEC of Agriculture, Oupa conference because of alleged forward, members will rather interim committee comprises of Mangaung Metropolitan, Khoabane. 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Die leerders en hul opgewondenheid oor Bester, sportorganiseerder gister vir ’n paar minute ’n onderwysers is oorweldig deur die ongenooide ‘vriend’ en bemarker by die skool, nuwe ‘student’ in een van die nuuskierigheid. Daar was selfs verander in redelike vertel. Hulle het toe vir Carl klasse verwelkom. ’n paar dapper helde onder skeptisisme. Jackson, ’n slangkenner, gebel Seymour Betts, een en dié het die slang kom van die leerders, het verwyder. “Ek sal hom vir gesê, “Ek was nie baie enigiemand aanbeveel; hy is opgewonde oor my baie professioneel en vining,” nuwe klasmaatjie maak Bester grappe. nie.” Vir die leerders was dit ’n “Ons vermoed dag vol opwinding. Behalwe Slangkenner Carl dat die slang van ’n vir dassies, ganse en eende, Jackson het tot hul nabygeleë veldjie gebeur dit nie elke dag by die redding gekom. UFS makes good of a bad situation PULANE CHOANE such as travel costs. This grant pay that falls into historic debt,” [email protected] would only be applicable to students Petersen said. This is one category registering at the university for the of historic debt. Another category President Jacob Zuma’s surprise fi rst time and who have already been is when a student has received announcement on free subsidised accepted into the university. NSFAS funding, that funding is higher education has left many Unlike fi rst-year students, returning capped at R76 000 per month shocked and unprepared, including students who are supported by and it can happen that a student’s the University of the Free State the Natioinal Student Financial Aid study programme exceeds the (UFS). However, speaking to Scheme (NSFAS) will get further capped amount, leading them to members of the media at the support but will need to indicate seek alternative funding elsewhere UFS Bloemfontein campus last that their annual household income for the additional costs. “That is a week Friday, UFS Rector and is R122 000 per annum and not cost to the student and is a form Vice-Chancellor, Professor Francis R350 000, as with fi rst-year students. of historical debt,” Petersen said. Petersen, revealed the university is “The only benefi t these students “It can also be that this cost will be working with stakeholders to ensure will get from the system is that from added to the ‘incidental expenses’ that the new plan is implemented as now onwards, the contribution and sometimes the student owes smoothly as possible. The emphasis made by NSFAS to them will be the university the outstanding is particularly on funding, registration converted from a loan into a grant,” balance, which is also another form for fi rst-year and returning students, Petersen said. of historic debt,” Petersen said. as well as historic debt. The matter of historic debt for “We also had cases in 2017 and First off, Petersen said that with returning students was probably the probably in 2016 as well where regard to the UFS’ 8% fee increase trickiest as Petersen revealed that students were accepted in NSFAS for 2018, students who come from both the UFS as well as the DHET but NSFAS lacked the funds to pay households that earn less than R600 are still in talks and are assessing the over the money to us. This meant 000 per annum would be supported full extent of historic debt both in that the situation created historic through the Support Grant of the the province and at a national level debt for the university. Students Department of Higher Education before a commitment on the matter were unable to pay and neither and Training (DHET). He also stated is made. “Historic debt is applicable could NSFAS, leaving the UFS to that the university was coping fairly to students who have received bear those costs,” Petersen said. well with managing this process. NSFAS funding and for them to be While he also revealed that there Moving on to the matter of fi rst- able to receive and access their is still uncertainty on how the time students in 2018, Petersen funding, there is what we call the university will cover this debt, he KONTAK : CHARMAINE | JENNY revealed that students who come ‘expected family contribution’, added they are still in talks with from homes earning less than R350 which refers to a contribution each the SRC President, Asive Dlanjwa. 000 per annum would receive a student should pay in accordance Petersen also stated that the DHET grant that covers the actual cost of with their household income, will also conduct due diligence to tuition, subsidised accommodation, which is between R0 and R122 understand the full extent of the as well as funding for learning 000. Sometimes, students don’t pay problem before making a solid materials and incidental expenses this contribution and so failure to commitment on the matter. 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