A first year student of the University of Dar es Salaam Edson Mwakyombe sheds tears after he found out he was listed among students who did not qualify for loans from the Higher Education Students’ Loans Board (HESLB) for the academic year 2016/2017. He had scored eight points in First Division in the national ‘A’ Level examinations.
What you need to know:
Over 27,000 applications for higher education funding this academic year were rejected
There has been an outcry over loan issuances for students of higher education institutions as many feel the system is far from fair
