Nkate updates House on UB rumpus

Education and Skills Development Minister, Jacob Nkate on Monday updated Parliament about recent riots by University of Botswana (UB) students.

The minister outlined some of the reasons that led to the disturbances.

"One group of students, who had been staying on-campus in the first semester, decided to move out in  the second semester and demanded that the ministry should pay them off-campus allowance," he said.

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