Johnathan Paoli
THE United Democratic Movement (UDM) has officially called for the resignation of the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Blade Ndzimande, following the crisis surrounding the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) in recent months.
UDM President, Bantu Holomisa commended the work done by the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) in investigating both Nsfas, as well as allegations of corruption and maladministration in the Services Sector Education and Training Authorities (SSETA) since 2018.
Further, the OUTA report revealed that the four companies awarded the tender to handle the direct payment system for NSFAS were not registered as financial services providers.
Ezaga Holdings – held an affiliated banking licence with Access Bank. A banking licence or affiliation with a bank with a banking licence was a compulsory bid requirement. Two of the successful bidders, Norraco Corporation and Tenet Technology, were also not registered as VAT vendors when they submitted
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