Banks to handle bursaries

The government is so determined about this move that authorites intend putting it into practice by the end of this financial year. The Minister of Education and Skills Development, Pelonomi Venson Moitoi said this in Parliament when presenting her Ministry's Committee of Supply speech on Monday afternoon.

The decision to transfer the issuing of bursaries to the local banks comes at a time when the Education Ministry is struggling to track thousands of students to repay their loans.