Guest: Prof. Sizwe Mabizela - Vice Chancellor of Rhodes University

As universities gear up to open their doors to students (new and returning), many families are grappling with a critical question: how will they finance university studies? In addition to this, there are challenges around adequate student accommodation, the decline in NSFAS-supported students and university debt leading to financial exclusion.

Our next guest has written an opinion editorial on the decline in funding for Higher Education. He argues for the reassessment of the 2018 NSFAS funding model as it not only affects students applying for funding but affects universities as well. He also urges government to treat universities as a public good and to see funding of these institutions as a strategic investment in the country's future. To tell us more about their experience as one leader of these institutions and how they navigate the challenges to make the experience of students on campus easier, we are joined by…