South Africa... Our President steals billions for his home, Nkandla, and his private planes, but education is never a priority, it's all fun and games that almost 100 of my fellow matriculants cannot study because the fees are too high.
A different guest here. I am surprised to meet you, fellow South African! I came to this comment section specifically to leave a message like yours.
Recently, the South African government proposed a 10% fee increase for tuition and registration in universities and colleges. The students protested, and fortunately it was scrapped. Jacob Zuma, the president, cares nothing for the country, and will purposefully keep the younger generations (his greatest fear) uneducated so that they lack the critical thinking to be skeptical about his government.
A) "You guys" is a sweeping categorization and gross generalisation. I have British and French heritage and do not support any political party whatsoever.
B) It was not "British rule" that was overthrown for Mandela's government; it was the National Party, a distinctly Afrikaans party that instituted Apartheid in 1948. You seem to be overlooking this historical fact.
I'd just like to point out that there are many reasons for and against a higher cost for education, and it just might be so that in certain countries, it would be much more beneficial to have expensive studying (I assume you meant schools, etc) instead of cheap or even free education.
Most of you commenting are complete retards...Supply and Demand obviously fuels the high expense of a degree. More people want it, the school can charge more. It's also a price for quality, nobody wants or respects a free degree from some shit European country, but they do care about the Ivy League or notable schools of the U.S. (M.I.T., Princenton, etc.)
Recently, the South African government proposed a 10% fee increase for tuition and registration in universities and colleges. The students protested, and fortunately it was scrapped. Jacob Zuma, the president, cares nothing for the country, and will purposefully keep the younger generations (his greatest fear) uneducated so that they lack the critical thinking to be skeptical about his government.
B) It was not "British rule" that was overthrown for Mandela's government; it was the National Party, a distinctly Afrikaans party that instituted Apartheid in 1948. You seem to be overlooking this historical fact.