Many people in our country hope to make a considerable difference in the world but with the price of higher education often it seems impossible.
The ongoing student protests have highlighted the almost insurmountable task of funding a future in a tertiary institute.
@NewsNMT "Thus us a great moment for students today, we are taking back our power" Wits student
— Gaahele M (@Treaka) October 23, 2015
Sello Tatai shared his brave story on Facebook. Tatai apparently completed his BA degree in Politics and Media Studies at Wits in 2005 in four years.
“By the time I finished my Degree, I owed Wits R7 000,” said Tatai. His father, a retrenched mineworker could not afford to fit the bill and as such his results were denied to him. “Which means I could not prove to any potential employer that I was a graduate. I struggled for four years, trying to make ends meet, so that I could pay my outstanding fees.”
In 2008 he had settled his fees and graduated in 2009. His parents could not afford to make the trip from his hometown, Mahikeng. “After my graduation I left, I did not celebrate… I told myself that one day free education will be realised.” He added, “I thought of many of my 2004 Wits fees strike comrades, whose results are currently being withheld due to lack of funding.”
@NewsNMT #WitsFeesWILLFall Stomping of feet can be heard as buses take their leave of Wits 2 head to Pretoria pic.twitter.com/xNYTTUvyhP
— Gaahele M (@Treaka) October 23, 2015
Have you had a similar experience?
Do you still have a student loan?
How do feel about the student movement #FeesMustFall?
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