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Mpumalanga Education responds to medical students sent to Russia to study.

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Mpumalanga education says it sent R28m to Dirco to finance South African students in Russia

Earlier this month We Are South Africans threatened legal action against the education department as students feared expulsion from the Russian institutions and eviction from their living quarters due to non-payment. Stock photo.
Earlier this month We Are South Africans threatened legal action against the education department as students feared expulsion from the Russian institutions and eviction from their living quarters due to non-payment. Stock photo.
19 Oct 2022 10AM English South Africa Education · Careers

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