Chair, Catholics usually make good communists like Chris Hani, because of the discipline of the Catholic Church and its commitment to the working class and the poor.
Hon James, I think that it's unfair to actually say that we are procrastinating. We are also singling out the issue of a R120 000 threshold being too low. You may well be right, but in our wisdom, we said there are many challenges that are facing the National Student Financial Aid Scheme.
We can't act in a fragmented manner and say we are now going to raise the R120 000 threshold - to whatever figure, and on the basis of whatever assessment of the nature and extent of the need that we are facing. This is because I need to get that from the review committee.
For instance, there are other dilemmas that we are faced with. Do you give financial aid to as many poor students as possible but cover between 50% and 90% of their needs, or do you focus on fewer students and provide complete loans or complete bursaries? All those are issues that we have to deal with. I can't be accused of procrastinating. I am expecting a report in early December.
Let's deal with the problem in its totality, and once the report is out, as I have said, you will be able to engage with it and add your views and all that. This committee was appointed precisely because we have identified that there are a number of problems. So, I can't be forced to just act rationally, and so on. Rather, give yourself a bit more time in order to provide a better solution. Thank you. [Applause.]
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