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CoM speaks out on Fees Must Fall demands

With South Africa facing a slow growth environment, further taxation demands cannot be placed on the corporate sector to fund universities in aid of free education, Chamber of Mines CEO Roger Baxter said on Friday. Baxter was responding to a letter received from higher education and further education and training student organisation South African Union of Students (SAUS) earlier this week. He noted that these taxes would impede economic growth, as well as much-needed investment in the mining industry.

Source: www.engineeringnews.co.za
CoM speaks out on Fees Must Fall demands

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