UPDATE | NSFAS Placed Under Administration
Professor Hlengani Mathebula takes full control as the government cites governance failures, irregular spending and data concerns at the student fund.
- On Monday, Training Minister Buti Manamela placed the National Student Financial Aid Scheme under administration, appointing Professor Hlengani Mathebula as administrator to assume full control following prolonged instability and governance breakdowns.
- Manamela cited deep governance failures including irregular expenditure in the 2024/25 financial year, ICT system delays, and "serious data integrity concerns," while multiple board resignations reduced leadership to 7 members.
- "NSFAS therefore has implications not only for universities, but for the democratic state," the minister said, while confirming that student funding and allowances will continue uninterrupted during the intervention.
- Following the resignation of acting chairperson Mugwena Maluleke and other board members, Mathebula has assumed full control to address systemic breakdowns, with Manamela emphasizing the intervention is temporary but necessary.
- Mathebula, who served as board chair of the MDDA since 2021, previously left SARS in 2019 after being implicated by the Nugent Commission of Inquiry into tax administration and governance issues.
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UPDATE | NSFAS placed under administration
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme has been placed under administration with immediate effect, Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela announced on Monday, citing deep governance, financial and operational failures within the embattled institution.
NSFAS under administration: What students must do now as funding delays continue
Students waiting for NSFAS money, accommodation payments or funding confirmation are being warned to act now — not wait. A new statement from the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) says the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has been placed under administration again, with continued delays in allowances, accommodation payments and funding decisions. According to the EFF, students are still waiting months for payments, while institutions …
NSFAS crisis: Manamela puts student aid scheme under administration
By Johnathan Paoli The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has been placed under administration following the resignation of two board members, including acting chairperson Mugwena Maluleke. The student funding agency has been grappling with governance instability, audit failures and disruptions to funding processes affecting thousands of beneficiaries. NSFAS has also operated without a permanent chief executive for more than 30 months…
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