We Could Not Secure You a Future, But We Will Gladly Charge You for Trying to Make One Yourself

It is graduation season in Lesotho. The moment is meant to be joyous. Families travel long distances, graduates put on rented gowns, and photographers line up to capture a milestone that comes only once. Yet behind the applause and the photo sessions lies a practice that speaks volumes about how our institutions of higher learning see themselves and see the young people they produce. Universities and colleges now demand that photographers pay a fee to take pictures at graduation ceremonies.…Continue reading with a subscriptionSubscribe for full access to every story.Subscribe - M85/monthAlready a subscriber? Sign in Advertisement ...