'No Budget For Student Allowance Adjustment'

There will be no allowance increment for tertiary students PIC: MORERISEJAKGOMO
There will be no allowance increment for tertiary students PIC: MORERISEJAKGOMO

Assistant minister for Tertiary Education, Research, Science and Technology Fidelis Molao on Friday told Parliament that there is no budget for student allowance increment.

Molao was responding to a question from Gaborone Central legislator, Phenyo Butale, who had asked whether there are any plans to revise the tertiary student allowance that has been stagnant for many years. 

Butale argued that the Ministry should consider linking the frequency of adjustment of allowance to inflationary trends.

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