It seems like just yesterday that universities around the country were rocked by the #FeesMustFall protests, grinding to a halt as protesters eventually secured a 0% increase in fees for 2016.

Of course protests are still ongoing, Wits University amongst the campuses that saw protests last week. The thing about a 0% increase, you see, is that it hardly makes it affordable for the majority of South Africans to pursue a tertiary education.

Take a look at that infographic below, sourced from a great EWN piece titled ‘The year of the student‘ and showing the fees as they stood during 2015, and get a load of just how pricey the university experience has become.

Staggering, isn’t it?

This is scary enough for anyone who is considering heading off to uni, but how about you young parents and the cost you’ll be hit with in around 15 years time?

Bottom line is it won’t be pretty, which is why you’re going to want to start that planning sooner rather than later. The most sure-fire way to do that is to speak to the experts, our go to peeps being Consequence Private Wealth.

Over the years their track record shows why they are so highly regarded, something that should hold you in good stead when you one day have to fork over exorbitant tuition fees.

Start planning now, #FeesMustFall is a long way from making the basic right to an education affordable to everyday South Africans.

[source:ewn]