LUCT SRC president loses DTEF sponsorship :: Mmegi Online

The Department of Tertiary Education Financing (DTEF) has terminated its sponsorship of Poloko Pitwane, President of the Student Representative Council at Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT).

In a letter dated May 17, 2013, signed by Flyod Gaepongwe, the DTEF states that they terminate his sponsorship with immediate effect due to his misconduct. Pitwane is currently serving a one-year suspension from the university following unrest on campus due to an ongoing dispute between students and management over the on-campus bookstore and book allowances.In the letter, the DTEF states that his suspension from school constitutes a breach of the sponsorship contract he signed with the government.

"Your attention is drawn to Section 12(g) [of the contract], which among others states that 'the government may at any time terminate sponsorship if (g) the student is involved in any matters of misconduct which includes, but is not limited to unacceptable behaviour as determined by the government. Due to misconduct your sponsorship is terminated with immediate effect," the letter reads.

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