SWAZILAND FACES STUDENT UNREST OVER BURSARIES
October 1st, 2006
BY RICHARD HURST, in Johannesburg, and KEITH NUTHALL
BUSINESS leaders in Swaziland - Africa's last absolute monarchy - are calling on its government to chase the GBPounds 21 million owed in student loans to pay unpaid bursaries to current students, and prevent a recurrence of recent unrest.
University of Swaziland alumni and Swazi Posts and Telecommunications corporation spokeswoman Lindiwe Dlamini said companies were pressing the Swazi government to collect loans from graduates. "I have paid back my bursary loan and I recall that at that time there was a ...
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