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IFP supports free education call

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The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) says it supports a call for free education, but free education must be given to students from poor families.

IFP Youth Brigade National Chairperson Mkhuleko Hlengwa and IFP UThungulu District Chairperson, Thamsanqa Ntuli shared the stage discussing how government can fund free education.

The two were speaking at the launch of Durban branches of the IFP-aligned student organisation – Sadesmo.

The IFP-aligned student organisation used to have grounded support in institutions such as the University of Zululand and Mangosuthu University of Technology.

However, that support has taken a knock over the past few years.

Now the IFP is working to try and revive Sadesmo structures at institutions of higher learning.

The party believes the money that is squandered through fraud and corruption should have been used to fund free education.

According to Hlengwa South Africa loses billions of rand every year which are squandered through fraud and corruption.

Hlengwa believes free education should be given to young people who have been receiving a child support grant.

“Education becomes a commodity where only those that have money can buy it. Poor people must be given free education so that poor people can get skills and then get jobs so that they can break the cycle of poverty.”

The IFP’s UThungulu District chairperson says money that is supposed to fund free education is lost through fraud and corruption.

“The ultimate struggle today is fighting corruption which rob us millions of rands which can easily fund our education, which is a direct negative impact on education funding.”

The IFP condemned the high drop-out rate of students at universities and TVET colleges.

The party says students who fail and don’t finish their studies on time limit space at tertiary level for new applicants.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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