Thank you for the
question again. Indeed the issue of the fees must fall and the issue of access to higher education is a very important issue for our country, given the inequalities that we are also discussing with the
Minister of Defence. It's a priority for government hence it has declared for free education in the higher education, it is very important. The department will only be able to respond when an application has come before us. I will not be able to estimate the time frame because I don't know how many people will apply and what issues will be in front of the Director General. We will only be able to, if we have something in front of us because it also involves us applying our minds to the application but it also involves us taking some of the applications because the part of expungement is indeed within the hands of the department, which the Director General can handle.
But, the other part of the presidential pardon is in the hands of the President. I may not be able to determine how long but our department has a mandate to assist the President to arrive at a particular decision when we have received an application. Thank you.