MBABANE:Makhosini Mndawe,the Principal Secretary(PS) in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security has released a public announcement, inviting students to apply for scholarship loans.
“Students applying are those who hold acceptance letters from the various Universities”, reads the public announcement in part, released on Wednesday.
But the scholarship loans are politically discriminatory in eSwatini, students who support calls for democracy or closely related to political activists “are denied their right to education”.
This was communicated and confirmed by Labour and Social Security Minister Phila Buthelezi on numerous occasions during interviews with the State owned radio.
“Students who are protesting and fighting the current Government won’t be awarded scholarships,” said the Labour Minister during one of the interviews.
The Minister further supported Parliament submissions made by Mbabane East Member of Parliament(MP) Welcome Dlamini who urged Government not only to withdraw scholarships for students who support calls for democracy but, cancel their passports.
Labour Minister Phila Buthelezi(Gov).