THE Zambia National Education Coalition (ZANEC) has expressed dismay with the failure by government to award loans to 8,004 eligible first-year students at the University of Zambia (UNZA) for the 2021/2022 academic year due to budgetary constraints.The Higher Education Loans and Scholarships Board (HELSB) has said that it has failed to award Loans to 8 004 eligible first-year students at the University of Zambia (UNZA) for the 2021/2022 academic year due to budgetary constraints.ZANEC Executive Director, George Hamusunga said 8,000 was a small number and government has no excuse to fail to provide funding especially that the loans were to be paid back by former beneficiaries.Mr. Hamusunga has since called upon government through the Ministry of Education to heighten its loan recovery program from former university students and deal with barriers to the loan facility to allow for new eligible students to have access without fail.Mr Hamusunga said the positives that may be scored by […]
ZANEC dismayed by govt failure to award Loans to 8,004 eligible first-year students
