Students from marginalised communities at the University of Namibia's (UNAM) Rundu Campus have not received their state stipends since November last year. The situation has already resulted in one of the students dropping out, and more could follow considering the hardships they face. The National African Students Association (NASA) is calling on government to urgently address the plight of students from marginalised communities. NASA President Ambrosius Haingura says government is simply watching its efforts to bring marginalized communities into the mainstreams economy go to waste. Haingura says the COVID-19 pandemic has made access to education ever more difficult for learners from these communities. Petrus Cancwayi a third year Bachelor of Education student is on the brink of giving up, saying student life is almost impossible without government's assistance. Cancwayi has to travel 70 kilometers from his village Ntaara in the Kavango West Region, to the Rundu campus, to collect and submit assignments. In the absence of the N$1 500 monthly allowance, it becomes even more difficult to feed himself and buy toiletries. Cancwayi said, "Mr Kamatuka the director told me that soon you will get your allowance because we know your problems, but up to now". There are at least 17 San students enrolled at the Rundu campus at various levels of study - most are enrolled in education courses. The programme director in the ministry Gerson Kamatuka said when questioned on the matter, that that the funds were merely delayed due to a verification process, which he said was standard practice. The affected students, across the country, he said, would be paid out as soon as they've submitted their banking details to the directorate. No cash payments are to be entertained as was the case before, he said.