(1) In light of the continuing multi challenges of the higher education sector such as unequal access, inadequate funding with annually increasing tuition fees, student success rate, alleged or reported racism incidents in historical advantaged institutions and gender parity, (a) what is he doing to fast track the process of transformation of the higher education sector to achieve the socio-economic targets of the National Development Plan; (2) what are the (a) current priorities of his department and (b) targets thereof?