Earlier this month We Are South Africans threatened legal action against the education department as students feared expulsion from the Russian institutions and eviction from their living quarters due to non-payment. Stock photo.The Mpumalanga department of education says it has transferred R28m to the department of international relations and co-operation to cover overdue tuition and accommodation fees for students studying at institutions in Russia.
Mpumalanga education MEC Bonakele Majuba said on Tuesday: “The department was able to transfer money to Dirco to enable them to disburse it to the universities in Russia. Dirco is engaging all the relevant role players and universities to ensure the task is executed timeously and to the best interest of all the students.”
Majuba said there are 229 students furthering their studies at 11 universities in Russia in the faculties of general medicine, engineering, aviation and IT. TimesLIVE reported that students from Mpumalanga studying at various institutions in Russia were facing expulsion and eviction as stipends, accommodation and tuition fees were allegedly not paid timeously by the department.
The department cited the termination of its contract with an implementation agent for the payment delays.said he has requested the Special Investigating Unit to assist in investigating the matter, looking at the entirety of the programme, and to provide a clear preliminary report by the end of November.
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