By Johnathan Paoli
The Democratic Alliance has demanded that Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela put a concrete, funded rescue plan for the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) on the table, saying that universities and students cannot continue carrying the cost of the scheme’s financial crisis.
DA higher education spokesperson Delmaine Christians said Manamela’s acknowledgement of a projected NSFAS shortfall was not enough, and called for urgent measures to deal with billions of rands owed to universities as well as a sustainable funding model.
“It is no longer sufficient for the Minister to acknowledge that NSFAS has a funding problem. Students and institutions need to know how he intends to fix it,” Christians said.
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