Since 2022, Zambia has rolled out free education from primary through secondary school, boosting enrolment by over 2.3 million learners. As Hakainde Hichilema’s government seeks…
Those in power have learnt very little from the past and will continue to cling to the capricious hope that somehow the problem will go away
Bonginkosi Khanyile’s thoughts on the appointment of Blade Nzimande as minister of higher education, science and technology.
The minister displays no remorse for his handling of the #FeesMustFall movement
A green economy is the fastest way to lift millions from poverty and unite them in a common cause
DG Dondo Mogajane says government is committed to phasing in fee-free higher education within the confines of the national fiscus
Whether measures announced by Gigaba will stave off a downgrade by the remaining credit rating agency remains to be seen.
Funding fee-free university education will come at a cost
“If we want students to become smarter than a smartphone, we need to think harder about the pedagogies we are using to teach them."
‘We must make sure that in 2018 all academically deserving students are admitted freely in SA universities and FET colleges’
The Davis tax committee’s reports make it clear that neither free higher education for all nor the NHI can be fully funded by the state
‘So many people ask me why I don’t just give up, but what they don’t get is that this is not my degree alone’
It is essential to compare apples with apples when demanding free education
Students agree it can’t happen overnight but they want an exact date from the state
The protesters’ frustrations are not unwarranted and a government commitment is required.
‘Lastly, economics makes the difference between wealth creation and wealth inheritance.’
The letter to ambassador Mninwa Johannes Mahlangu was written in a bid to apply pressure on the South African government to listen to students.
We look at the funding of tertiary institutions in four developing countries.
South Africa’s economy won’t be able to shoulder the burden of what students are demanding
Equal Education general secretary Tshepo Motsepe: "The only institution that can deliver free education is the government".
