Mozambican students in South Africa losing out from the crisis in universities

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Mozambican students in South Africa losing out from the crisis in universities

7:08 CAT | 08 Nov 2016

Reuters

The student movement for free higher education in South Africa is still active and becoming more violent, to the detriment of foreign students attending universities in the country. The 2016 academic year is at risk of collapse in some public universities.

Two Mozambican students at the University of Pretoria say they feel affected by the situation.

Angybell Tembe is in the third year of a language degree and, this year, paid about 50,000 plus 5,000 rand household expenses, but since September she has had no access to campus because of the protests.

Kiana Gouveia, doing her second year of accounting, this year paid about 80,000 rand in fees and, after talking to her parents, thinks that the best solution is to return home.

Next academic year, eight Mozambicans are due to attend Master’s level higher education in Australia. They work in the public and private sectors and applied from Mozambique via the Internet.

Australia grants 100 scholarships annually to 11 African countries, but higher education in the country is not free, says Stacey Walker, First Secretary of the Australian Embassy in Pretoria.

Source: Voa Portugues