South African deputy finance minister Sfiso Buthelezi says a lot of sacrifices had to be made to ensure ‘free’ higher education.
Buthelezi says South Africans have fought for quality, accessible education for many years.
Buthelezi says many fought for an inclusive and better education during 1976 uprising and the Fees Must Fall protests.
Earlier during his budget speech in parliament, Minister Malusi Gigaba says, “Government will phase in fee-free higher education and training to students from poor and working-class families. This means that all new first-year students with a family income below R350 000 per annum at universities and TVET colleges in the 2018 academic year will be funded for the full cost of study”.
[Watch] South African deputy finance minister Sfiso Buthelezi on ‘free’ higher education.
