Tertiary Education, Research, Science and Technology minister, Dr Alfred Madigele has announced that the Government would review the grant and loan agreement and most notably get rid of a clause preventing students from working.
The review is meant to allow students to work part time while they are studying. The decision to allow students to work is meant to help them augment their paltry allowances.
The Government has often resisted calls to get rid of the clause preventing tertiary students (who are sponsored by the government) from working part-time. But it appears authorities have now bowed to pressure and are ready to scrap off the clause
