Gov't Too Broke To Sponsor 'High Flyers'

Monday, June 29, 2020

While the government speaks much about Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), Ministry of Education, Research, Science and Technology has no policy in place or budget to sponsor potential drivers of the same.

Minister Douglas Letsholathebe says for the ministry to be able to sponsor students for education beyond undergraduate level, there is need to review policies and improve on collection of loans.

Jerry Golesedi is a frustrated Mechanical Engineering graduate who does not know where to go to get sponsorship to further his studies in the United States of America (USA).

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