Enraged Eastcape Midlands TVET College students have staged a shutdown in all campuses for over two weeks after NSFAS failed to pay allowances for a number of years.
Eastcape Midlands TVET College students took to the streets over lack of funding. /Thamsanqa Mbovane/GroundUp
"I have been struggling all these three years; my single mother has to borrow money from loan sharks to pay for my accommodation," said Tyalisi. The Eastcape College management confirmed to Sowetan this week that some students had not received allowances since 2017.
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