Students suffer due to ANC-run Free State government's financial and political bankruptcy
8 October 2019
The ANC-run Free State Provincial government, while being politically bankrupt for the past decade, now also appears to be financially bankrupt.
To date, the DA have submitted several questions and written letters to the MEC regarding the non-payment of bursaries granted by the Free State Provincial Government, however, albeit very vaguely so, only the Premier deemed it fit to answer.
The Premier replied to DA questions that payments to institutions has commenced. Unfortunately, this does not seem to be true as the DA is aware of many bursaries still not being paid since the beginning of the year.
Students are being suspended because of the non-payment of bursaries and are not able to complete their academic year as a result.