Government should pay the full cost of study for students from households with a combined income below R200‚000 per year‚ the Democratic Alliance has proposed. DA MP Belinda Bozzoli told a media conference on Thursday that the official opposition supported government footing the bill for two thirds of the full cost of study for students from households earning R200‚000 to R350‚000‚ and one third of the full cost of study for students from home with an annual income below R350‚000 and R500‚000. The official opposition also proposed the creation of a special police task force to deal with rioting on campuses across the country. Bozzoli pointed out that the current university crisis did not emerge overnight."An uncaring ANC government was warned by the DA over a long period that this situation would develop. Since 1994‚ government subsidies have decreased from 50% to 40% of annual university income‚" said Bozzoli.She accused higher education minister Blade Nzimande of having a "drop and go" attitude towards the fee increase crisis‚ and pointed out that the ANC majority on the parliamentary portfolio committee on higher education had refused to address the issue despite numerous DA requests.The DA opposed violence‚ arson‚ vandalism and destruction‚ as well as intimidation of students who wanted to attend classes.The DA also did not support the closing of campuses‚ censorship and bypassing of university structures in taking decisions.Bozzoli estimated that complete fee-free education would cost the country an additional R60 billion per year‚ which was impossible to finance."The DA will continue to fight for more higher education funding and will propose measures in the medium term budget policy statement to do so‚ as we did last year‚ when we proposed R9.5 billion of wasteful expenditure to be reallocated. Voters should remember how the ANC voted down those proposals‚" said Bozzoli...