Members of the South African Students Congress (Sasco) embarked on a march to the Department of Higher Education and Training in Pretoria on Tuesday to protest against‚ among other things‚ what they refer to as the collapse of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas). "Nsfas has collapsed and is failing students‚" Sasco Gauteng secretary Buthanani Ngwane said. Ngwane was adamant that the demands they were putting forward were "urgent" as the country approached the exam season. "We believe that Nsfas has collapsed as a system since its administration’s centralisation. As we speak, travel allowance for students is not paid, though they are expected to attend 80% of their classes.
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