All eyes will be on South Africa’s universities at the end of January. A month earlier, President Jacob Zuma announced free higher education for students from 90% of South African households, ignoring the recommendations of his own Heher Commission into the Feasibility of Fee-Free Higher Education and Training. Julius Malema, leader of the EFF, added fuel to the fire in a New Year’s message by calling on all prospective students, even those unregistered, to “report at the academic institution of their choice”. In response, Universities South Africa issued a strong statement for students to follow due process.
The hidden cost of free higher education
The hidden cost of free higher education
The hidden cost of free higher education
All eyes will be on South Africa’s universities at the end of January. A month earlier, President Jacob Zuma announced free higher education for students from 90% of South African households, ignoring the recommendations of his own Heher Commission into the Feasibility of Fee-Free Higher Education and Training. Julius Malema, leader of the EFF, added fuel to the fire in a New Year’s message by calling on all prospective students, even those unregistered, to “report at the academic institution of their choice”. In response, Universities South Africa issued a strong statement for students to follow due process.