Activists in Malawi expressed frustration at news of a 100 percent increase in public university tuition fees. They felt that this will exclude the poor and urging government to reverse the decision. So at the back of this, we thought to look at the cost of tertiary education on the African continent and what it is that contributes to the costs.

Thami Ngobeni speaks to those who are in the industry to get an insider's view of what it takes and how it works generally. She starts off with the TVET  (Technical and Vocational Education and Training) sector to talk about the challenges they face, and the sort of red-tape they go through in both establishing and running it. What is it that African leaders can do to make it more accessible and attractive?  Dr Dovhani Mamphiswana is CEO of Eastc Technocentric Varsity, a South African based TVET college.