Tanzania: Varsities Ordered to Repay Sh3.8 Billion

Dar es Salaam — The government on Wednesday gave 31 higher learning institutions seven days to return Sh3.8 billion in loans issued to over 2,000 "ghost students" in 2015/16.

The order follows a joint investigation carried earlier this year by the Higher Education Students Loans Board (HESLB) and Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB).

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