JOHANNESBURG - Education is often called the great equaliser, but what happens when funding gaps threaten to lock out the very students who need it most?
Recently, there have been mounting concerns over financial barriers in education, from underfunded high schools struggling with resources to university students facing the risk of exclusion due to unpaid fees.
Just this week, videos of students at various institutes sleeping outside over outstanding NSFAS payments were circulating, highlighting a crisis that continues to affect thousands.
Professor Thandi Lewin, an expert in education policy and equity, discussed this with eNCA.