Bhisho backs recall of students in Cuba

"We are very disappointed," provincial health spokesman Sizwe Kupelo said.

"These students were destitute until we rescued them. They had absolutely nothing and we gave them a chance to study. We paid for everything. We collect them, pay for their accommodation, their food, their tuition. We give them a monthly stipend of $200 (R1770).

"One of our students also landed in trouble for undermining a professor at the university. He told him that he was 'earning' four times as much as he did. The professor was paid a salary of $50 (R442)."