Students are members of society 0 South Africa is burning. Well, South Africa has been burning for a long time. Some attribute the state of affairs to the troubled and troubling President Jacob Zuma and his ruling party the African National Congress that is losing power. Some attribute it to a generation that ostensibly doesn’t take freedom and independence seriously. White people, in private corners, hold the black government responsible for the state of affairs. What are we talking about? We are referring to the crisis of higher education. Students are burning libraries, computer labs and are clashing with the police every day. There seems to be no way out; the leadership appears indifferent, zigzagging and directionless. Students remain adamant in their demands for free, quality and decolonised university education. In these pages we have repeatedly submitted the troubles brought to us by the state in adopting neoliberalism as official government policy. In South Africa, Neoliberalism has led to higher education becoming a commodity. The consequences are the fires we see on TV every day. What about Namibia? Are we ready? Can we see the waves slowly coming to Namibia? Are we able to relate? Firstly, we advise to begin by understanding that students are members of society. We need to listen to them, if we never listened attentively before. If we don’t we will face serious trouble.Students are members of society 0 South Africa is burning. Well, South Africa has been burning for a long time. Some attribute the state of affairs to the troubled and troubling President Jacob Zuma and his ruling party the African National Congress that is losing power. Some attribute it to a generation that ostensibly doesn’t take freedom and independence seriously. White people, in private corners, hold the black government responsible for the state of affairs. What are we talking about? We are referring to the crisis of higher education. Students are burning libraries, computer labs and are clashing with the police every day. There seems to be no way out; the leadership appears indifferent, zigzagging and directionless. Students remain adamant in their demands for free, quality and decolonised university education. In these pages we have repeatedly submitted the troubles brought to us by the state in adopting neoliberalism as official government policy. In South Africa, Neoliberalism has led to higher education becoming a commodity. The consequences are the fires we see on TV every day. What about Namibia? Are we ready? Can we see the waves slowly coming to Namibia? Are we able to relate? Firstly, we advise to begin by understanding that students are members of society. We need to listen to them, if we never listened attentively before. If we don’t we will face serious trouble.