OPINION | Funding to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme has increased by R28 billion since the original Fees Must Fall protests, but we are still seeing student protests eight years on. Seán Muller examines four reasons why it is occurring.
Funding to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme has increased by R28 billion since the original Fees Must Fall protests, but we are still seeing student protests eight years on. Since the original #FeesMustFall protests, the direct subsidy of higher education students through the National Student Financial Aid Scheme has increased from R10 billion to R38 billion.
That followed the decision in 2017 to provide 'free higher education' for all students entering public higher education institutions from households earning less than R350,000 per year.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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