In December 2017, former president Jacob Zuma announced that all tertiary education would be free in South Africa.<\/p>\n
In the year since there has been confusion about how or when this change may be made, with the current National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) still in effect.<\/p>\n
This means that the payment of university fees is still a major consideration for many South African students, with costs expected to rise over the next decade.<\/p>\n
According to recent data published by Old Mutual<\/a><\/strong>, parents\/students can expect to pay R64,200 for the first year of university in 2019 – on average.<\/p>\n This is expected to rise to R107,600 by 2025 and as much as R165,600 by 2030.<\/p>\n Fees in 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n Below BusinessTech looked at the cost of a year’s study at universities around the country.<\/p>\n The fees are applicable to\u00a0first-year studies\u00a0<\/strong>for 2019 and only act as an approximation and exclude other fees such as textbooks, travel and residency.<\/p>\n The fees sourced include the following undergraduate degrees:<\/p>\n Fees are typically charged per module needed to make up the credits of a given degree, thus the fees represented below give the broader idea of the cost of a single year of study, rather than a comprehensive overview.<\/p>\n Where ranges are given, the average amount was taken. For institutions where no Bachelor of Engineering is offered, a Bachelor of Science in Engineering is featured.<\/p>\n Some universities calculate their fees per module, require student registration, or did not provide an estimated value for the degrees by the time of publication.<\/em><\/p>\n\n