MINISTER of Youth, Sports, and Arts Elvis Nkandu has assured that government will begin paying interns recruited under the Internship, Volunteer, Apprenticeship, and Graduate (IVAG) programme by the end of this month. He, however, says the delay in paying out the stipends is also due to some interns presenting forged grade 12 certificates and offer letters. During a media briefing yesterday, Nkandu said government was exploring additional funding sources and implementing mechanisms to facilitate prompt payments moving forward. “…we have taken decisive steps to ensure that such delays become a thing of the past. We are streamlining administrative processes, exploring additional funding sources and implementing mechanisms to facilitate prompt payments moving forward. As we move forward, we are going to...

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