Botswana students in Namibia complain of late fee payments

Some Batswana students enrolled at the Polytechnic of Namibia claim that they still owe tuition fees for last semester.

They fear that they might not be allowed to sit for this semester's examination, as their tuition for this year are also unpaid.  A student, who preferred anonymity, said that the Botswana Embassy in Namibia has failed to give any satisfactory answer as to why the tuition fee has not been paid.

However, he suspects foul play as there is a certain individual at the embassy who always organises with another individual at the university for students to sit for exam though they have not paid their tuition fees. According to the regulations of the university, no student should sit for exams or access their exam results unless they have settled tuition fees for that semester.

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