Free tertiary education sparks debate over access and standards

The roll-out of free tertiary education is raising new questions about access, quality and readiness across Namibia’s education system. While the government and the National Council for Higher Education say stricter minimum standards will protect resources and improve quality, critics warn the changes could exclude thousands of pupils from disadvantaged schooling backgrounds. Former prime minister and Namibia’s first education minister after independence Nahas Angula speaks to Desert FM on whether the country is ready to raise the bar.