E361 MILLION FOR TERTIARY SCHOLARSHIPS

BY MBONGENI NDLELA LOBAMBA – Government will not tolerate misbehaviour from tertiary students whose education is paid for by the State. Minister of Finance Neal Rijkenberg reminded the scholarship recipients that it is a privilege, not a right to receive these scholarship loans. ”The money that funds the scholarships is from hard-earned income from taxpayers […]

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FINANCE MINISTER TABLES E23.16 BILLION BUDGET

Education, health get lion’s share BY MBONGENI NDLELA LOBAMBA – Deservedly, the health and education portfolios have been allocated the larger share of the 2022/2023 national budget that was tabled in parliament on Friday, February 18, 2022. Minister of Finance Neal Rijkenberg tabled a budget totalling E23.16 billion, which is a reduction of about E1 billion […]

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