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How the Bursaries Committee ‘Swindles’ Students
Dear Editor,
Allow me to inform the nation on how the Bursaries Committee ‘make their money’ from the students’ allowances. University students ( UNZA and CBU) on GRZ sponsorship are entitled to meal, book, project and accomodation allowances. This money is deposited into the Committee’s account and the committee is then supposed to deposit into the students’ account.
But the Bursaries Committe always finds a way to benefit from the students’ money. They don’t pay students on time, they let the money mature and gain interest and get the interest. This is especially true for The School of Medicine at Ridgeway Campus. There is always delay in paying students project and accomodation allowances.
But why Ridgeway Campus? The answer is very simple: Ridgeway is a very small campus with very few people, they dont demonstrate as does main campus and are too busy with their studies. The bursaries committee always say they are processing lists, this and that. If main campus demonstrate today, they will be paid by end of the following day.
One can only wonder how the committee manages to ‘process’ the list for thousands of students within 24hrs but take weeks and weeks to process for only few students at RW campus. Right now there are students doing their fieldwork in areas such as Maamba, Itezhi-tezhi, Mumbwa and Siavonga to mention but a few. These students have not received their project allowance which was supposed to have been paid over a month ago.
The big question is; where is the interest that this money has earned going to? Someone to look into this rot at bursaries committe ASAP!
Concerned student.
Posted by Editor
on November 30, 2013. Filed under LATEST NEWS.
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Zambian-cum-New Zealander
November 30, 2013 at 1:42 pm
You scared me. I thought you refered to us studying in the diaspora.
allusion
November 30, 2013 at 11:37 pm
I doubt if this is true. GRZ usually runs current accounts that do not accrued interest
zulu edwin
December 1, 2013 at 4:02 am
now poor students suspended from exam.s till 2014. they were given this week end to look for money or miss exam.s at luanshya college of business studies. education seems a preserve for the rich. if not rescured by 0800 hrs on 2 Dec. 2013.
Wanu Ngwee
December 1, 2013 at 11:01 am
Okey,… Now we know that only students at Rideway campus are serious with their studies, so why do the rest need these allowances?
Village Chicken
December 1, 2013 at 3:06 pm
So ndimwe ba medical student mwapunzila ko tuma financials…?
councillor macbride sekeleti
December 1, 2013 at 6:44 pm
Hello,,..as the area conucillor i.will make a follow up ,i.will.with school president and the dean,then will report back.
councillor macbride sekeleti...i.will. bring this to the attention. of the Vice president Dr G Scott.
December 1, 2013 at 6:57 pm
I will bring to the attention to Vice President Dr G Scott.
chile1
December 1, 2013 at 8:10 pm
Its a lie
Concerned
December 2, 2013 at 7:59 am
Another way is to inflate the declared list of the number of students enrolled in collaboration with university authorities. Lecturers who maintain the actual lists of students in each class are not consulted when processing final lists of students on bursary. Chances of having ghost students then become high.
Concerned citizen
ex-DK
December 2, 2013 at 8:44 am
Siluyele nama bumba yakwe…kuya bebele
umuzambian
December 2, 2013 at 10:11 pm
This is not true.GRZ has current accounts.