Mugabe scholarship suspension welcomed

Zimbabwe National Students Union (Zinasu) has welcomed the suspension of the Presidential Scholarship programme, saying the bursary should be used to support students in local universities.

Chris Mushowe, head of the scholarship programme said last week enrolment for the Presidential Scholarship Fund had been suspended amid revelations that government was battling to pay tuition fees and cater for the welfare of students living in South Africa.

Mushowe said the government owes South African universities over $1 million in tuition and was failing to provide for the welfare of students.