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Administration Won’t Save NSFAS

Statement by Dr Delmaine Christians MP – DA Spokesperson on Higher Education and Training:

Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela’s announcement of NSFAS’s third administration stint is heartbreaking for millions of students across the country.

Having been placed under administration twice before, in 2020 and 2024, the Democratic Alliance (DA) does not believe a third administration will be successful.

Under the NSFAS Act, the Minister appoints NSFAS administrators. Previous Ministers have failed to appoint administrators capable of turning NSFAS around.

It is now time to completely overhaul the payment distribution system to students and universities. The DA reiterates our call to scrap NSFAS entirely and replace it with a decentralised model that gives direct control of funding to institutions, eliminating failing intermediaries and ensuring students receive support efficiently and reliably.

Also echoed by the Minister of Finance, the DA does not believe creating middlemen is to the benefit of students and the fiscus.

The Minister now needs to return to the drawing board and revise their plans without delay.

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