The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture has launched a task force to develop a roadmap for implementing free tertiary education by 2026.
This was announced by executive director Mbuma Haitengela in a statement on Tuesday.
He says the announcement follows president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s state of the nation declaration in April that as of 2026, tertiary education will be free.
Haitengela says the task force was appointed to lead the development of a national implementation roadmap to phase in the introduction of free tertiary education.
“In line with the declaration and government’s committment, the task force has been mandated to develop the technical, financial, and policy framework required for implementation,” he says.
A comprehensive implementation roadmap is expected to be delivered by August, he says.
Consultation with various stakeholders are said to be done in due course.
Haitengela further urges students to remain committed to their studies throughout the 2025 academic year.
Applications for 2026, including payments as required by public institutions, will continue as normal until further notice, he says.
