Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has been added to the ministerial team on the higher education crisis, along with the ministers of communication, human settlements and social development.
The announcement was made at a briefing on Thursday following Cabinet’s regular fortnightly meeting.
Gordhan’s earlier exclusion from the team, which from the start included the ministers of police, defence and state security, drew wide criticism.
Earlier this week, Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas told MPs he would caution against a “securocratic” approach to the student protest movement that has been shutting down campuses in demand of free higher education.
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