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More young people are venturing into business to beat unemployment and poverty.

battling financially when his National Student Financial Aid Scheme funding was blocked.

Mcetywa says he did not want to drop out of university but rather to use the knowledge he is acquiring as a science student to make a living. Some graduates still face unemployment and the harsh realities of poverty. Mcetywa manufactures a product to clean sneakers. After struggling financially, he founded Omani industries and wants to grow it while still at university so that when he graduates he will be able to source funds.

“My NSFAS funding got blocked due to an error that the institution had made. NSFAS agents kept telling me this was not their problem it was the institution’s problem and they couldn’t do anything unless the institution could fix their error. I would consult offices, SRC and no one was willing to help. That lead to me sleeping on an empty stomach some days and I would tell my friends to help out.

Mcetywa says he has approached the National Youth Development Agency for funding but he was told there is no money and he should apply in the next financial year.

 

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Some of them have no access to tertiary education, as they do not qualify for NSFAS, so they do whatever it is they gotta do.

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