WE DON’T need no education, we don’t need no thought control." These are the lyrics from the best-selling Pink Floyd album Another Brick in the Wall. As I recall, that song was banned when it was released in SA some 37 years ago. Of course, we do need education — its success will either be the cornerstone of our future or its failure, the crux of our demise.I was at university at the time, on a bursary. It was my second attempt at going to university after I was forced to leave another institution after just two years due to a lack of funds. I worked for a year, applied for a bursary and was lucky enough to qualify for an "all expenses paid" university education. I had to pay back the money after I graduated, but by then, I had something to sell.This is not just a personal story; it brings into focus a set of circumstances in relation to affordable education that still seem to prevail today.#SomethingMustFall is the new form of popular protest poster in today’s social media era. The...
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