NSFAS was briefing the committee on its disbursement of allowances to students, the roll-out of its new direct-payment system, and its query system.Chair of the committee Nompendulo Mkhatshwa opened the meeting with harsh words for the funding scheme. ‘This entity, with the mandate it has, should be the best run entity in the country … but right now it is not. It’s an embarrassment.’
‘We are conscious of all the challenges NSFAS is facing. We have seen the protests and read articles in the media. We have constantly received instructions from our shareholders for greater accountability.’ A further 44 561 appeals are dependent on institutions to load academic results and on applicants to upload missing information; the remaining 31 890 are ‘in progress’.
Mandla Shikwambana said at least 1,300 students at Free State University still haven’t received their allowances since March. NSFAS acting CEO Masile Ramorwesi said the fund had received 2.1-million applications from first-time and recurring applicants. Of these 24% were rejected; 2.4% withdrawn; 62% accepted; and 11.6% pending, largely due to missing information from students, third parties, or institutions.
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