Minister of higher education and training Blade Nzimande has urged disgruntled students to remain calm.Students can now breathe a sigh of relief as higher education minister Blade Nzimande said the National Student Financial Aid Scheme will fund students for the 2021 academic year.
The minister briefed the media on Thursday after a meeting with the cabinet regarding the scheme's financial shortfall.said NSFAS was unable to confirm funding eligibility for first-year students as it did not have sufficient funds. He cited the country's weak economy and the impact of Covid-19 among other factors.
The minister said the cabinet meeting was not a result of student protest. He said the department became aware of the shortfall last year but its response was delayed by the extended academic year. “No NSFAS qualifying students will be affected by these delays, as universities have agreed to extend the registration period to ensure that students without funding will not be prevented from accessing a place that they qualify for.
Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)
Blunt Blade... explain... irregular expenditure of million of rands of NSFAS...!!!! NOW... Instead of firing on protesting students .....
Interesting they blame Zuma for freeeducation fessmustfall instead of proving solutions. freeeducation is not luxury.
You can see you urgly is this guy, he is a monster
as if he was not there when Zuma said FREE EDUCATION. Just fund it, Minister.
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