MoE sticks to budget in sponsorships

Speaking to Mmegi yesterday, the permanent secretary in the ministry Ruth Maphorisa, said they had to put their heads together and come up with a plan to source funds for new students.

"We utilised the savings from last year that amounted to P350 million to sponsor new students. Government also took a decision that all civil servants that were supposed to go for further studies abroad would not go so that the money from all the different ministries that was supposed to sponsor them be used to sponsor new students," she said adding that the decision did not affect the civil servants who would be furthering their studies in the country.