When will higher education in South Africa truly transform?

AS WE USHERED IN 2025, A FAMILIAR NARRATIVE UNFOLDED ACROSS SOUTH AFRICA’ S HIGHER EDUCATION LANDSCAPE. SOCIAL MEDIA WAS FLOODED WITH PLEAS FROM STUDENTS SETTING UP CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGNS TO COVER TUITION; UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WERE ALLEGEDLY SLEEPING IN LIBRARIES DUE TO INADEQUATE ACCOMMODATION, AND THERE WERE HEATED DEBATES ABOUT THE NATIONAL STUDENT FINANCIAL AID SCHEME( NSFAS).

By Dr Andrew Hibling, co-founder of EDGE Education

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