Educor crisis caused by ‘corporate greed,' lack of integrity

Clarence Ford speaks to Asive Dlanjwa, National Spokesperson of SA Union of Students (SAUS) and Dr Hendrik Botha, Head of Boston City Campus.

Listen to the interview in the audio below.

Students at Damelin, CityVarsity, Lyceum College and Icesa City Campus are in a difficult position with these colleges set to close by the end of 2024.

The Department of Higher Education has cancelled the registration at these schools saying they have failed to submit annual financial statements.

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This is going to have a major impact on students, who may find themselves without a place to study in 2025.

Dlanjwa says multiple students have contacted him as they have paid fees in advance, and don’t know what will happen next.

He adds that this crisis is indicative of ‘corporate greed’ that always affects the disadvantaged South Africans the most.

“If there was integrity, professionalism and honesty within the Educor group… some of the things could have been picked up.”

- Asive Dlanjwa, National Spokesperson of SA Union of Students

Botha says this is an extremely challenging situation for students but they do still have their credits for completed modules and will be able to transfer.

“All is not lost.”

- Dr Hendrik Botha, Head of Boston City Campus

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