Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema responded critically to the news that two new planned universities would initially be enroling just 290 students between them, reports News24.

“It is no secret that the worsening situation of unemployment is directly linked to the question of higher education, which has been limited and denied to the black child for centuries,” Malema said. He commented that the low enrolment rate showed a lack of commitment to transforming past injustices.

The planned initial enrolment of 290 students at two new universities was ridiculous, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema said on Thursday.

“It is no secret that the worsening situation of unemployment is directly linked to the question of higher education, which has been limited and denied to the black child for centuries,” he said in Johannesburg.

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