AFTER THE BELL: The unbelievable mess at NSFAS should cost Buti Manamela his job
Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela, with a nose for the incompetent and the immoral, has sunk the National Student Financial Aid Scheme into chaos. Has the President been paying any attention to this?
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has become an utter disaster under the leadership of Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela. This incompetence has put the financial future of many young people at risk. Some universities have not received their due funding, which could lead to staff layoffs. Over R10 billion is at stake in this mess.
The Minister's choice to appoint Hlengani Mathebula to fix the issue appears to be a poor one, considering Mathebula's questionable past. Mathebula has been involved in the State Capture era, and has been accused of stealing and mismanaging funds. One of Mathebula's appointees, Bojane Segooa, was found guilty of pocketing R625,000 while the animals under her care had to be put down because they were not fed.
The NSFAS problem has been ongoing for too long, and it seems like there might be deliberate attempts to skim money from the system. It is crucial that someone competent is appointed to fix the mess before it causes irreparable harm to the hopes and dreams of countless young people.
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