UNISWA this, allowances that

Sir,

Allow me to express my feelings with regard to the personal allowances issue in UNISWA. The rising of the sun is meant to bring hope to any living soul, but to UNISWA students that is not the case.

Worry, sorrow, grief and pain are all but the least of what we go through. It is so painful to wake up, with a packet of two minute noodles, morvite and a teabag that has been dried and re-used countless times.
This situation has tended to make us forget as to how high our potential may reach in terms of academics, for we toss and turn in our beds thinking about where the next meal will emerge from, instead of thinking about the next test.

This situation is requesting a university student to do the impossible, we should groan inwardly, while we shine outwardly, and how probable would that be?
It is for no love of status that we wish to be given uncut allowances, but for the mere fact that like our predecessors, we have the same needs. It would be unnecessary to inquire into the real reason allowances were cut, for there is one answer, ‘economic crisis’.

It’s amazing that the decision to trim allowances was taken without the approval of students, and now here we are bearing the cruelty inflicted on us. The defence brought about by the implementers of the 60 per cent cut, is that students misuse allowances by purchasing ‘computers’ (which were a pre-requisite at varsity the last time I checked).

Allowance

Who would teach us that allowance and welfare are not worth the search at varsity? Alas for such a doctrine can find no believing students and no true teachers. It is beyond the aims of this writing to vilify the Government of Swaziland, but one would only lay down the facts.

For government is a clever man (we used to grow up thinking he is this potbellied man) who is able to argue on most subjects. Though if my judgement be correct. She is able to argue victoriously on all. Of course she was able to defend herself in the allowances issue by asking “nincono ngani?  A question which is yet to be answered correctly. She has talked and listened to our grievances with no intention of allowing what she hears from us to influence her decision.

As UNISWA students, all hope of defending ourselves to the world has long faded from us. Our name has been waffled in non-eulogistic strains in every reading room in the nation, UNISWA this, UNISWA that. A so-called Mr ref in a certain tabloid usually calls us disruptive, unthankful and always judges us offside.

Truth be told it’s not an offside unless “EL-Professor” says so, first born players would agree on that one. To my fellow colleagues, young and old, firm and frail, hungry and full, self-sponsored or government sponsored, I pray you be patient; for we have been sorely tried beyond common endurance with expectation that we will falter away, but we have stood our ground.

UNISWA United.
Sdira Luva JR

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