#FeesMustFall: Government creating its own problems

Faatimah Hendricks

It becomes clearer by the day that the South African government does not care about its people. Just take a look at the latest spate of student protests. They're burning, damaging and destroying the very infrastructure they need for the free education they so desperately crave. It is easy to write this off as good old-fashioned hooliganism, but these protests have not come out of nowhere.

In 2012 the minister of higher education, Blade Nzimande, promised free tertiary education for the poor. Education is the key to a better a life for many poor people. In a desperate attempt to secure support and rule the nation, the ANC made this reckless promise. It created a sense of entitlement among people who were desperate for a better life.