{"id":3532,"date":"2017-11-15T13:08:32","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T10:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/?p=3532"},"modified":"2017-11-15T13:41:44","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T10:41:44","slug":"tssf-boss-now-in-trouble-over-conning-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/tssf-boss-now-in-trouble-over-conning-allegations\/","title":{"rendered":"TSSF boss now in trouble over conning allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"summary\">Deputy minister of Education, Science and Technology William Olenasha yesterday directed the immediate arrest of the director-general of a local nongovernmental organisation, Tanzania Social Support Foundation (TSSF), Mr Donati Salla, over conning allegations.<\/p>\n<article class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"print-summary\">\n<h3>In Summary<\/h3>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>The directive was made after the TSSF boss was questioned by the deputy minister and the ministry\u2019s permanent secretary, Dr Leonard Akwilapo, on the eligibility of the NGO, which recently announced its plans to issue soft loans to higher education students.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"httpss:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/ministry-of-education-deputy-minister-statement-about-tssf\/\">READ: MINISTRY OF EDUCATION PUBLIC NOTICE ABOUT TSSF<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"article_text\">\n<div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4564014896468666\" data-ad-slot=\"3836292876\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Dar es Salaam. Deputy minister of Education, Science and Technology William Olenasha yesterday directed the immediate arrest of the director-general of a local nongovernmental organisation, Tanzania Social Support Foundation (TSSF), Mr Donati Salla, over conning allegations.<\/p>\n<p>The directive was made after the TSSF boss was questioned by the deputy minister and the ministry\u2019s permanent secretary, Dr Leonard Akwilapo, on the eligibility of the NGO, which recently announced its plans to issue soft loans to higher education students.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the NGO was banned from all processes to provide loans to higher education students due to alleged irregularities.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-layout-key=\"-gy-e+2o-2k-38\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4564014896468666\" data-ad-slot=\"9768410247\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Mr Olenasha also expressed the government\u2019s doubts about the TSSF\u2019s capacity to finance higher education students, saying the NGO had insufficient balance in its bank accounts.<\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>The NGO has so far received 600 applications from university students, who each paid Sh30,000 as application fee. \u201cThey planned this year to provide loans to 198 students from various universities, whose annual tuition fees amount to Sh535 million, but in their bank account, they have between Sh60 and 70 million,\u201d<\/strong> said the deputy minister<strong>.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>\u201cSo, it is clear that they are conning Tanzanians on the pretext of providing loans to higher education students, who have missed the allocation from Higher Education Students\u2019 Loans Board,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"httpss:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/heslb-appeals-against-means-test-results-for-20172018-academic-year\/\">click here on how to appeal AGAINST HESLB LOANS&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deputy minister of Education, Science and Technology William Olenasha yesterday directed the immediate arrest of the director-general of a local nongovernmental organisation, Tanzania Social Support Foundation (TSSF), Mr Donati Salla, over conning allegations. 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