Students are facing onerous conditions with regard to tuition, accommodation and food

PEDRO MZILENI | Pledge of free higher education has proved to be nothing but a lie

20 February 2023 - 10:51

By Pedro Mzileni

First, education is not free in SA. Second, government is disengaging from being a central role player on the major issues of human development. It has left everything in the hands of the market and the project of growing a developmental state is now long forgotten.

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