President Jacob Zuma has announced that government will subsidise free higher education for poor and working class students.
He said in a statement on Saturday that the definition of poor and working class students will now refer to "currently enrolled TVET Colleges or university students from South African households with a combined annual income of up to R350 000" by the 2018 academic year.
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