The government’s decision to remove tuition and registration fees at state universities and government-run vocational centres is a major step in widening access to higher education. The announcement makes it clear that eligible Namibian citizens pursuing their first undergraduate (including…

The decision to subsidise tuition and registration at Namibia’s public universities and government-run vocational centres is one of the most ambitious social investments in recent years. It changes who pays for higher education and how the national budget is structured.…