Govt wants former students who received funding to pay back a $1 000 flat fee

Addressing delegates and students at the 28th Gweru Polytechnic College graduation and prize giving ceremony yesterday, the Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education Professor Jonathan Moyo said Government wants former students who got either a grant or loan to pay a flat fee of $1000. He said that this will apply even to those who claim to have paid pack what they owed Government.

Said Moyo:

What we are considering is to get all your predecessors who have graduated from tertiary institutions since 1980, starting with UZ (University of Zimbabwe), who got either a grant or loan to pay a flat fee or amount of $1000. So anyone who graduated from our tertiary institutions between 1980 to 2006 will be required to pay $1 000 and I know there are some like Mr Dewa who is the acting Principal Director for academic affairs in the Ministry and a recipient or beneficiary.

He claims that he paid back his loan and there many others who make such claims. So it will not matter whether you paid back the loan or not, as long as you got state funded assistance for Higher and Tertiary Education between 1980 and 2006, you will be required to pay the money where ever you are. Whether you are here or in the Diaspora we will find you and require from you $1000 to contribute to a revolving fund to support current and prospective Higher and Tertiary education students.

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