Education ministry launches task force to make free tertiary studies a reality by 2026

Task force begins work on free tertiary education rollout – News Stand

Niël Terblanché The ministry of education has launched a national task force to lead the rollout of free tertiary education at public institutions. The task force will develop a comprehensive roadmap, expected by August 2025, to guide how the subsidy will be phased in. This move follows President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s announcement during her State of the Nation Address in April.  Nandi-Ndaitwah said that starting with the 2026 academic year, t

Education ministry launches task force to make free tertiary studies a reality by 2026

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 app…