The Swaziland Government intends to pursue people beyond
the grave to make sure they repay their student scholarships.
It does not matter if they die, the government will make
sure someone pays up on their behalf, Ministry of Labour and Social Security
Principal Secretary Nomathemba Hlophe said.
Hlophe said that the government would chase the money
down from the witnesses who had endorsed students’ signatures on their scholarship
agreement forms.
The Swazi Observer,
a newspaper in effect owned by King Mswati III, reported today (14 February
2013) Hlophe told state-controlled radio that all monies issued as scholarship
loans would be recovered.
The newspaper reported, ‘Asked how government would deal
with issues of those who had already passed on, Hlophe said they were going to
follow the agreements that were signed between government and the scholarship
beneficiaries in as far as the payment was concerned.’
Hlophe said the ministry had the names of people who witnessed
signatures when students signed their scholarship forms. She claimed this
signature also meant that the witnesses would be responsible for the repayment
of scholarship loans should there be a default for any reason.
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