HELB announces a 100pc COVID-19 penalty waiver

The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has announced a 100% penalty waiver.HELB Chief Executive Officer Charles Ringera said the 100% COVID-19 penalty waiver dubbed 'Kamilisha Malipo Ya HELB' will run until 30th April 2022.

He noted that COVID-19 affected the economy leading to unemployment, challenging business environment and inadequate funding from the National Treasury resulting into a funding challenge for students.