Universities to be paid nearly R1bn for historic student debt: Naledi Pandor

"This is a significant contribution which will alleviate some of the debt owed to universities by students and is confirmation that government is sensitive to the plight of students from poor and working-class families," said higher education and training minister Naledi Pandor.

The department said the allocation was specifically for those students who were funded under the previous NSFAS scheme before significantly improved funding started in 2018. According to 2018 funding support, students whose combined annual household income was less than R350,000 a year qualified for free education.

In the case of continuing NSFAS-funded students, Pandor said those whose total annual family income was less than R122,000 a year were required to fund part of their costs through family or own funding.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

Am I correct that the students are still 'studying'? Are they 'historical' students or part of the 'for ever students' How long are these fees outstanding and why

Yeah. Tax payers money

Can an independent Auditing firm nit politically connected, monitor this money.

Why? Only for them to continue burning, breaking, trashing, disrupting.................!! All of this at the already “stretched” Tax Payer’s expense! “Respect” should become a compulsory subject on students’ curriculum.

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