The University of Johannesburg (UJ) has welcomed the announcement by Minister of Higher Education and Training Blade Nzimande that government will subsidise poor‚ working and missing middle university students‚ by providing the funding to cover fee adjustments for 2017.UJ said that this encouraging announcement ensured that around 75% of its students would have a zero percent fee increase in 2017. UJ Vice Chancellor‚ Professor Ihron Rensburg‚ also commended stakeholders — including parents‚ students‚ sponsors and staff — for their patience and understanding as the government's delicate consultations were taking place in the last few months‚ culminating in Monday’s important announcement. "We welcome both the government’s support for poor and missing middle students in 2017‚ as well as Dr Nzimande's continued commitment to ensuring that universities‚ as key national assets‚ are sustained and strengthened going into the future. This is very good news that bodes well for the higher education sector going into the future.“Indeed‚ South Africa has never needed its institutions of higher learning more than now to empower the next generations so that they can play a meaningful role in uplifting all our communities and building our economy and continent‚" Prof Rensburg said...