SA Coat of Arms 4.jpg Media Statement, 21 October 2016 President Zuma Extends Condolences on the Sad Passing of a Student Leader President Jacob Zuma is deeply saddened by the death of one of the Tshwane University of Technology student leaders, Mr Lesego Benjamin Phehla, who lost his life after reportedly being hit by a car yesterday during the protest outside one of the institution's campuses. "We are very saddened by the loss of this young life in such a horrible manner. We extend our deepest condolences to his family and may his soul rest in peace," said President Zuma. President Zuma has further emphasised that Government supports the student call for access to education, for the poor. For the poor "We agree that university education is expensive for the poor. We agree that students who cannot afford to pay must be assisted. This is why government has been doing all it can to provide support through loans and bursaries, since 1994. We want to work with students, parents and all stakeholders to find solutions," he said. "A Ministerial task team has been established and will engage stakeholders to find solutions, including students. We also urge students and stakeholders to engage the judicial commission of inquiry into higher education funding and make presentations to help the country find solutions. Let us discuss how the goal we all agree on, can be achieved,'' said President Zuma. The President has implored the students to return to class. "Importantly, students should not lose the 2016 academic year. They should return to class and work with government, parents and other stakeholders to find solutions and we are certain that working together, we can build a great future as we care about the students' future, we care about them,'' said the President. Issued by: The Presidency, Pretoria Enquiries: Dr Bongani Ngqulunga on 082 308 9373 or [email protected] www.thepresidency.gov.za __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 14317 (20161021) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/yclsa-eom-forum/001201d22b99%24f69adaa0%24e3d08fe0%24%40com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
