We took note of the yesterday’s material “MP Education Dept vows to assist students” on the eNCA official website. Providing no reference to the sources, the author claims Russia is ‘threatening to deport students if government does not pay up.’

The Embassy of Russia in SA in collaboration with civic organizations is closely monitoring the situation. We would like to emphasize that as of 20 October 2022, there has been no official information about the alleged ‘expulsions’ of SA students from Russian universities or their ‘evictions’ from dorms.

The Embassy is in direct contact with all the parties concerned. The Russian Foreign Ministry and Education Ministry are well aware of the situation some South African students in Russia have found themselves in. We are confident that all issues related to the implementation of contracts on providing educational services will soon be resolved.

The Embassy will keep you posted as to developments of the situation.