Ministry of Education owes UB P400m

Friday, September 07, 2018

University of Botswana PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The University of Botswana (UB) is reportedly owed millions by the Ministry of Tertiary Education, Research, Science and Technology. The owed amount in the sum of P423 million, was apparently a result of the ministry asking the university to tap into its own savings.

This is reported that this was due to the ministry’s failure to avail the much-needed funds it had promised the university for students’ sponsorship.

The revelation surfaced before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday as the member of the committee, Samson Moyo Guma, questioned why the ministry was trying to write off the invoice of the said amount belonging to UB.

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