Sponsored students can now work part-time

Students frequently demonstrate over low or deployed allowances
Students frequently demonstrate over low or deployed allowances

FRANCISTOWN: Tertiary level students sponsored by Government will now be allowed to work part-time under a forthcoming review of the student grant and loan agreement.

Addressing members of tertiary education students representatives councils (SRCs) in Francistown this week, Tertiary Education, Research, Science and Technology minister, Dr Alfred Madigele announced that the Government would review the grant and loan agreement and most notably get rid of a clause preventing students from working.

The review is meant to allow students to work part time while they are studying. The decision to allow students to work is meant to help them augment their paltry allowances.

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