University of Pretoria spokesperson Rikus Delport, said on Tuesday, that about 800 students who had been funded by the scheme had been left in limbo after the scheme discovered they did not qualify for the funding.
Delport said more than 35 000 students were in debt to UP since the end of December last year and that this debt has accumulated over the last ten years. The historical student debt to UP has been worsened by the additional R530 million students owed to the university from the beginning of the year.
“The institution is currently continuing to seek alternative funding options through our funders and donors to assist students with historical debt. We will also continue to monitor the situation closely and deal with the issues within our available resources while at the same time doing everything we can to ensure no deserving student is left behind,” he said.
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