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EWN reports that in the view of the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu), the Special Investigating Unit’s (SIU’s) probe into the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is long overdue.
The union has welcomed the SIU investigation in terms of a presidential proclamation six years in the making. The SIU will probe the management of NSFAS finances and look into the allocation of loans and bursaries. Nehawu said glaring corruption at Nsfas has compromised the higher education sector and stifled access to education for thousands of students. The union believes corruption is directly responsible for some students' lack of funding, housing, and academic exclusion. "As Nehawu we have been in the forefront over the years, fighting the scourge of management, maladministration and corruption at Nsfas which has had a direct bearing on the poor and the needy students and especially those of the working class," said spokesperson Lwazi Nkolonzi. The SIU said it would also investigate any unlawful conduct by employees of the scheme as well as service providers.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Veronica Mokhoali at EWN
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