Johnathan Paoli
Minister of Higher Education and Training Blade Nzimande has said that the dissolution of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) Board was an important step in turning the entity around, and was not a decision taken lightly, but considered all critical factors, including the impact on students.
Minister Nzimande briefed the media on recent developments related to the financing scheme on Sunday afternoon in Pretoria, following the dissolution of the NSFAS board last week, and its subsequent placement under administration.
The department said the decision was made as part of interventions meant to improve the efficiency of NSFAS, and comes on the heels of the resignation of the board’s former chairperson, Ernest Khosa, amid allegations of corruption, which also fingered the minister.
Nzimande said he had no choice but to dissolve the board, but confirmed that the dissolution will not affect the normal functioning of NSFAS, including
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