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(Un)feasibility of FeesMustFall Campaign From a Political Economy Perspectives

(Un)feasibility of FeesMustFall Campaign From a Political Economy Perspectives
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Author(s): Ndwakhulu Stephen Tshishonga (University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 23
Source title: The Formation of Intellectual Capital and Its Ability to Transform Higher Education Institutions and the Knowledge Society
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Edgar Oliver Cardoso Espinosa (Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8461-2.ch008

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Abstract

The FeesMustFall campaign since October 2015 has grown to be one of the biggest movements ever witnessed in the history of South African student politics. Similarly to the struggle waged by 1976 youth against the dominance of Afrikaans as the medium of instruction, FMF challenges the current government and universities to provide free, quality, and decolonized higher education. Considering the slow pace of economic growth, the realization of free and quality education might be an impossible dream. Thus, dropping the fees seems to be a financial relieve to the poor students, but not the panacea to challenges faced by institutions of higher learning. FMF movement challenges both the government and ANC leadership to walk the talk by implementing policies and resolutions taken to transform higher education from declining. The question is, What are the costs and benefit of free education as advocated through FeesMustFall campaign? Can South Africa afford sustainable free education without compromising other areas of need?

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