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Abstract
The provision of free-higher education is one of the most debated issues in South Africa today. The issue of free-higher education has drawn many commentators from sectors such as the media, business and within the political dominions. The main argument is where will the money to fund free-higher education will come from, whether the provision of free-higher education in South Africa is a proper concept or just a parable and also the terms of reference with regards to the provision of free-higher education in the country. By strictly examining the available and relevant literature on the concept of free-higher education in South Africa, the study was able to comprehensively understand the dynamics, implications and probability of providing free-higher education. Infrastructure challenges and economic growth are undoubtedly the major factors hindering the country from providing free-higher education, and unfortunately, with the government already forging ahead with implementing free-higher education without a proper and extensive feasibility study, the hasty implementation of free-higher education will have devastating implications for growth and service delivery in the country.
Highlights
The 2016 widespread student protests advocating for the provision of free higher education across the country and the current state of restlessness in institutions of higher education led former President Jacob Zuma to establish a commission in January 2016‚ chaired by Justice Jonathan Arthur Heher (Ndaliso, 2017)
The reduction in budget allocation to other departments in order to fund free-higher education will be negative for service delivery, this, entails that government must be very observant when implementing the concept of free-higher education so that it does not affect the functioning of other departments and the country’s economic growth
It is with this pretext that the study recommends: Increase Private-Public partnerships: Undeniably the private sector plays a huge role in South Africa and benefits from graduates produced by the country’s universities
Summary
The 2016 widespread student protests advocating for the provision of free higher education across the country and the current state of restlessness in institutions of higher education led former President Jacob Zuma to establish a commission in January 2016‚ chaired by Justice Jonathan Arthur Heher (Ndaliso, 2017). An unaffordable and expensive provision of either basic or higher education can weaken the character and the appearance of a democratic country like South Africa in terms of producing a competent human capital ready to contribute to socio-economic development. Previously disadvantaged students have continuously pushed for free-higher education, to show their determination and will, students took to the streets to voice out and register their anger and frustration at the slow pace at which free higher education was being prioritised (Fourie, 2018)
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