NSFAS says it will be able to deal with record number of applications

Minister of Higher Education, Science and
Training Dr Blade Nzimande.
Picture: Thobile Mathonsi/African News Agency (ANA)

Pretoria - Despite receiving a record number of applications for the 2023 academic year, the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is confident that it will be able to provide funding to students from working class and poor backgrounds.

This year, thanks to the extended application period of four months, the NSFAS announced that it had received more than 1.6 million applications.

Despite this large number, board chairperson Ernest Khoza, said the scheme was up to the task and had already implemented a number of mechanisms to enable the full provision of its mandate because, for the first time, they had “budget certainty”, unlike in previous years.

Khoza said the scheme was already reviewing all processes and the overall governance and management design to ensure the full execution of their mandate.

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By Goitsemang Tlhabye.