Government meets with university vice-chancellors over impact of US tariffs on research funding [SOUND]

# Government met with vice-chancellors of public universities on Tuesday, to discuss the impact of the US executive orders and tariffs on universities, particularly research funding. The meeting was led by the minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, and the Higher Education and Training minister, Nobuhle Nkabane. Government’s spokesperson, David Jacobs, says deputy minister of Finance, David Masondo, also briefed the meeting about key developments on the 2025 national budget, and proposed allocations to support the higher education sector: