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25 Apr, 4 tweets, 2 min read
1. A few weeks ago I received a DM from an obscure account. It made reference to challenges that Zimbabwean students in India were facing. I checked the account & saw that it had written similar pleas to Secretary Ndaba Mangwana at Information & Publicity.
2. I wasn’t sure but my instinct pushed me to believe there was something to it. I wrote back and eventually some of the students wrote to confirm after I tweeted a request for further information. It was true. Things were not well & the situation was desperate.
3. When their plight was raised here, government took notice & activated measures to address it. But that wasn’t before others within tried to pretend all was well. I would like to acknowledge in particular the Treasury Secretary @GGuvamatanga for stepping up on this occasion
4. He took a hands on approach to the challenge. The students are happy and have peace of mind. But after I raised the plight of students in India, other students in Algeria also raised similar challenges. I hope the government will likewise attend to these kids.

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