South Africa: UDM Wants Urgent Explanation of Free Higher Education

The UDM wants President Jacob Zuma and his Cabinet to urgently spell out his plan for free higher education to avoid a "commotion" at registration.

"One can argue that President Zuma's announcement of free tertiary education for students who can't afford it, is a populist Hail Mary pass; but the United Democratic Movement (UDM) believes there is merit in the idea," the party's leader, Bantu Holomisa, said in a statement on Tuesday.

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