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BDLive writes that public hospitals will have 1,600 fewer doctors and the class of 2016 will miss out on graduation if the shutdown of universities continues. This is the grim reality that came out of a failed fees imbizo in Kempton Park on Monday, where President Jacob Zuma made an opening address but then rushed off to fulfil his other obligations.
University of the Witwatersrand vice-chancellor Adam Habib said shutting down universities for the rest of the year would have a ripple effect. "If this situation does not change, we will not be able to graduate anyone this year. Public hospitals will have 1,600 fewer doctors in January 2017 and the economy will have to deal with thousands fewer engineers, accountants and other professionals."
- Read this report by Penelope Mashego in full at BDLive
- See too, Zuma warns of knock-on effects if students do not return to class, at BDLive
- And also, FeesMustFall: Concern over final-year medical students not completing studies, at Daily News
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