University students stranded as uncertainty over funding model lingers

Remmy Osoti Osoti, a student leader, addresses the press over the new university funding model. [File, Standard]

As public universities reopen for the second semester, thousands of first- and second-year students are yet to report to campuses, trapped in a financial limbo caused by a High Court ruling that declared the government's new university funding model unconstitutional.

With no money for tuition, accommodation, or even basic meals, many students face the harsh reality of potentially missing out on education.