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South Africa’s government is trying to approach student funding differently. EPA/NIC BOTHMA

March 21, 2017

South Africa’s student funding scheme should be strengthened

Ahmed Essop, University of Johannesburg

The ministerial task team's report presents a jaundiced view of an important organisation that's opened the doors of higher education to many who would otherwise have been closed out.

Pension funds could be a powerful source of higher education financing. Shutterstock

November 7, 2016

A regulatory tweak could unlock billions for South African student fees

Rene Swart, University of Pretoria

Pension fund managers must consider environmental, social and governance issues when making investment decisions. The student funding crisis is a perfect example of a social issue.

Most South Africans need serious financial support to make it through university. GCIS/Flickr

April 29, 2016

South Africa must open student funding to public scrutiny

Temwa Moyo, Rhodes University; Nimi Hoffmann, Rhodes University, and Sioux McKenna, Rhodes University

Student funding processes must be opened up to public scrutiny and participation if they're to succeed.

Every student has their own story and their own concerns. Lecturers need to listen. Reuters/Mike Hutchings

March 2, 2016

Why lecturers need to know all about their students’ lives, fears and hopes

Emanuela Carleschi, University of Johannesburg

Coming to understand students' individual stories allows lecturers to guide, mentor and support them.

Students protest over planned increases in tuition fees in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Reuters/Mike Hutchings

November 19, 2015

How South Africa could fund steeper higher education costs

Steve Koch, University of Pretoria and Ramos Mabugu, Stellenbosch University

South Africa will need about R60 billion a year to rollout free university education. A tax on graduates seems to be a practical solution.

South African students campaigning for lower university fees during a sit-in protest on the steps of Jameson Hall at the University of Cape Town. Reuters/Mark Wessels

October 23, 2015

University fees: how to structure a system that benefits poor students

Nicholas Barr, London School of Economics and Political Science

In a good system, university education is free for students while they are studying. They then pay part of the cost once they have graduated.

Top contributors

Nicholas Barr
Professor of Public Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science
Sioux McKenna
Director of PG Studies & Higher Education Studies PhD Co-ordinator, Rhodes University
Emanuela Carleschi
Head of Department, University of Johannesburg
Steve Koch
Professor of Economics, University of Pretoria
Nimi Hoffmann
PhD student, Rhodes University
Temwa Moyo
PhD Candidate, Rhodes University
Ramos Mabugu
Research Director at the Financial and Fiscal Commission and Research Fellow, Stellenbosch University
Ahmed Essop
Research Associate in Higher Education Policy and Planning, Ali Mazrui Centre for Higher Education Studies, University of Johannesburg
Rene Swart
Senior Researcher, The Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership, University of Pretoria