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Zambian Students In Algeria Complain About Unpaid Allowances
Whilst other Zambian students studying in other places have been issued the allowances there is still no news as to when the students in Algeria should expect the allowances.
The allowances are due since 1st May. Usually the students receive the funds from the Zambian embassy in Egypt but due to problems in Egypt the Embassy in Cairo declared that they would no longer be able to make timely payments to students hence the need for alternative ways.
It’s quite a trend that the funds are always received 1 month or so later but last time the students had to wait until 1st March 2013 to be paid the allowances that were due on 1st January 2013,a situation that prompted the Embassy in Cairo to make the declaration to Bursaries Committee.
Its sad however that despite being informed timely( in March), Bursaries Committee(Ministry of Education) in Lusaka have to this point not made a decision as to how or when the students in Algeria will be given these monies.
These are about 216 Zambian students in Algeria who do not have any diplomatic representation on the ground. The students feel they are not being given the same attention as other Zambian students in other places, they feel they are being neglected.
There are other issues and difficulties the students have been facing on there on with seemingly little interest on the authorities responsible for this scholarship both on the Algerian side and the Zambian side. Take in mind that that these are students living in a region hit by political instability as is evidenced by the uprisings.
How can it take them months to sort this out. Funny enough they probably are still going to send another group of 44 students on the same scholarship without knowing how they will be paying them.
Sent By Concerned Zambian Students in Algeria
Posted by Admin
on June 13, 2013. Filed under LATEST NEWS.
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Call Boy Lusaka
June 13, 2013 at 11:38 am
Sorry man, the Algeria President is not well, so why should they pay attention to you?
super k
June 14, 2013 at 12:41 am
But for sure how can you say that, we are suffering with this this, what if it was you brother or sister?, lats try to reason logically before we put comedy on people’s life.
Popopo
June 13, 2013 at 12:56 pm
Sad indeed. Kwana bene without cash. M.O.E must do something to help our future cream learn with a free mind
Hachikala Hamabolo (HH)
June 13, 2013 at 2:01 pm
Wow ! I didn`t know that we have people studying in Algeria and on bursary for that matter.
bob
June 13, 2013 at 2:09 pm
SAD DEVELOPMENT!
kencool
June 13, 2013 at 5:15 pm
corrupt bursaries….only taken by their relatives!
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June 14, 2013 at 1:55 pm
They have removed the subsidies guys
be wise
June 14, 2013 at 6:44 pm
Are you saying subsidies are affecting students in Algeria only but not those in Russia. Thats just messed up.
momo
June 15, 2013 at 7:12 am
Its the whole of north africa not only algeria those in tunisia and morrocco too hv nt been given. The busaries could have just sent funds to italy embassy as an alternative which is the nearest enbassu