Last week, a fake advert
was circulated on social media inviting prospective applicants to apply for the
presidential scholarship scheme. It had
a cellphone number through which applications were required to send mobile money as processing fees.
Also attached was an email address allegedly from the fake
presidential scholarship scheme. “The Zimbabwe Presidential and National
Scholarship Office wishes to disown these adverts and advise the public that
all genuine government scholarships are always placed in the public print media
and public broadcaster and never on social media,” said Chris Mushowe, the
executive director for the Zimbabwe Presidential and National Scholarship
Office in a statement yesterday. Mushowe also advised the public that the
scheme does not require prospective applicants to pay.
“Furthermore, the government of Zimbabwe does not charge
prospective applicants processing fees and no funds are sent through
individual… lines or individual bank accounts,” he said, adding that the
genuine government programme is done
once at the beginning of the year soon after the release of Advanced Level results. Submissions of applications are done
in person and not through the email being circulated online. Daily News
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