By Tmg Digital | Jan 17, 2016 |
The South African Communist Party (SACP) has urged all students who completed their Grade 12 in 2015 or earlier as well as returning college or university students who want to secure their future to get registered and advance their right to learn.
It said on Sunday that space was being occupied as many students were already registered and continued to register at colleges or universities.
"The SACP believes that there is no contradiction in supporting the struggle for free quality education while simultaneously protecting and exercising the right to learn - which is important not to be disrupted and then wasted in vain.
"The tripartite alliance primarily comprising of the SACP‚ the progressive trade union federation‚ Cosatu and the governing party‚ the ANC‚ which is its leading component‚ remains committed to the goal of free quality education in terms of the Freedom Charter‚ our country`s Constitution and shared ANC Polokwane resolutions on education‚" the party stated.
However‚ it said the struggle for free quality education must not be divorced from the objective of radical economic and curriculum transformation.
"Free quality education will be realised from radical economic transformation‚ including progressive taxation on the rich and the wealthy to support this development objective.
"To this end increased mobilisation is needed at the door steps of the private sector‚ by far the largest consumer of our education and training qualifications to come on board‚" the SACP stated.
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