By Own Correspondent| Higher and Tertiary Education minister Professor Amon Murwira has revealed that all universities have complied to the government directive to reduce attachment fees by 40 percent.

In an interview with a local publication, Murwira said he had not heard of any university that had resisted the directive although the decision was not populist.

Said Professor Murwira:

“I think all universities complied. I have not heard of any that has resisted because we issued a statement that says 40 percent reduction on attachment fees.

The decision to reduce attachment fees is not populist. It was based on a well-informed decision based on research. We know we have a strategy and I will simply explain the strategy.

I have a policy called increasing the absorption of post-ordinary level in tertiary education institutions in the country.

I want you to know the context of our 40 percent reduction in tuition during attachment. We have seen that in 2017, the higher and tertiary system absorbed 38 percent of post-O-level students.

This shows that 62 percent were not finding opportunities to proceed. What is our strategy that we absorb more students? Make fees accessible, reduce fees during attachment so that you reduce drop-outs, streamline entry requirements so that we don’t make unnecessary demands on unnecessary things.”-StateMedia.