EDITORIAL: Students who rely on financial aid deserve better
With its projected R1.1bn 2023-24 deficit, NSFAS has more of a responsibility than ever to run a tight ship
12 January 2024 - 05:00
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is a disgrace. Responsible for channelling government financial support to students from some of SA’s poorest households, it is always in the headlines for the wrong reasons.
Public attention is rightly focused now on its latest corruption scandal, in which CEO Ernest Khosa and higher education, science and innovation minister Blade Nzimande are alleged by the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse to have taken kickbacks from service providers...
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