Free Education
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Free education becomes Zambia’s election battleground
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…
Why the latest student protests were predictable
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
Blade’s return is a relapse for education
Bonginkosi Khanyile’s thoughts on the appointment of Blade Nzimande as minister of higher education, science and technology.
Blade’s return is a relapse for education
The minister displays no remorse for his handling of the #FeesMustFall movement
South Africans must choose a Third Way to survive and progress
A green economy is the fastest way to lift millions from poverty and unite them in a common cause
Free higher education is a game of cut and balance ― Treasury DG
DG Dondo Mogajane says government is committed to phasing in fee-free higher education within the confines of the national fiscus
Budget 2018: First steps towards a recovery, but at what cost?
Whether measures announced by Gigaba will stave off a downgrade by the remaining credit rating agency remains to be seen.
Finally: How government plans to fund free education
Funding fee-free university education will come at a cost
Why putting the words ‘learning’ and ‘Facebook’ together isn’t an oxymoron
“If we want students to become smarter than a smartphone, we need to think harder about the pedagogies we are using to teach them."
Malema calls on former matrics to report to academic institutions in 2018
‘We must make sure that in 2018 all academically deserving students are admitted freely in SA universities and FET colleges’
Slice of Life: If at first you don’t succeed
‘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’
No money = no free fees, no health aid
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
Brazil’s no-fee pitfalls that South Africa should avoid
It is essential to compare apples with apples when demanding free education
Forum must push for timeframes
Students agree it can’t happen overnight but they want an exact date from the state
Hope can calm student ‘tantrums’
The protesters’ frustrations are not unwarranted and a government commitment is required.