SA students living in bad conditions in Cuba

SA students living in bad conditions in Cuba
08 February 2010 - 13:21
By Jacaranda 94.2 Newsteam

The Christian Democratic Party says government must improve living
conditions of SA students in Cuba.

Government must intervene to improve the living conditions of South
African students studying in Cuba, says the Christian Democratic Party.

South Africa has a constitutional duty towards its citizens abroad as we
already saw with the damages the government now had to pay to a South
African farmer as a result of South Africa's neglect to properly protect
his assets in Zimbabwe," party leader Theunis Botha said in a statement.

The South African students in Cuba are from poor families, and are fully
dependent on the government to protect their interests, he said.

Apparently, friendship with Cuba is more important than the interests of
the students who have to live in these appalling conditions, he added.

"We realise that President Jacob Zuma's antics and the up-coming world
cup tournament has resulted in the South African authorities now having
their hands full, but we, however, again call on government to intervene."

Botha said his party understood that the problems were caused by the
South African government being in arrears with paying their share of the
tuition fees.

"According to reports the Cuban economy is on very shaky ground, and
South Africa cannot expect that country to be a full time Santa Claus,"
he said.

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