Good news for students at Divine Word University—there won’t be any more deregistrations this year. DWU President Fr. Philip Gibbs said the university has now received the Semester One TESAS payments from the government. The HELP loan funds are also on the way, with about K3.06 million still expected. Back in June, around 800 students were mistakenly deregistered due to unpaid fees. But Fr. Gibbs said the issue was picked up quickly. “The deregistration of 800 students at the end of June was not supposed to happen. As soon as it was detected, most were re-registered the next day,” he explained. Now, only about 30 students are still deregistered because their fees haven’t been sorted yet. DWU had earlier asked all students to pay 90% of their fees before continuing with classes, which affected many scholarship students while the government funds were delayed. With the TESAS payments now received and the HELP funds on the way, DWU says they’re working closely with the government to avoid any more issues like this. The update brings relief to students and families who had been worried about being cut off from their studies this semester.