UBSRC sues over accommodation saga

UB accomodation blocks.Pic.Kagiso Onkatswitse
UB accomodation blocks.Pic.Kagiso Onkatswitse

The University of Botswana Student Representative Council (UBSRC) is preparing a legal suit against UB management for negligence after a new Residence Management System (RMS) was introduced leading to a mix-up on-campus accommodation billing.

The SRC is demanding that the matter be resolved by end of this week.

The student leaders say the problem has resulted in about 1,429 learners accommodated on-campus for the just ended semester getting paid allowances equivalent to those who reside outside varsity hostels. The former were credited P1,400 throughout the semester as opposed to the rightful P1,120. 

Editor's Comment
Get back what was stolen, and lock the door

That a single private law firm pocketed P6.5 million for just four cases, out of a total P11.1 million paid for 25 matters, reeks of a system that was not merely disorganised but open to abuse.Bayford has taken a welcome first step by telling the Public Accounts Committee the truth. Now he must act decisively to ensure it never happens again and that any money lost to wrongdoing is recovered.The figures are staggering. Whilst ordinary Batswana...

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