The student financial aid scheme’s board has rejected calls by students demanding that their accommodation allowances be paid to them directly
Three days of protest because allowances are now paid directly to landlords
The civil rights organisation says students have been asking it to intervene and warned if the crisis was not resolved fast, they would have no option but to protest
The student aid scheme has in the past received qualified audit opinions, but most recently received an adverse opinion because of shambolic internal controls
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The financial aid scheme did not take steps to ensure a settlement between the funds paid to higher education institutions and the allocation of those funds to students
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The financial aid body’s delay in paying out funds has devastating consequences for those it is meant to help
The financial aid scheme said it had to date paid about R1.7 billion to tertiary institutions for last year’s fees
Access to the missing middle should be celebrated, but it is only one step in what looks to be a long journey for the higher education system
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Minister’s statement comes amid kickback allegations against himself and the fund’s chairperson
The taxpayer-funded scheme has accused the civil rights organisation of veering into politics and, with the higher education minister, has threatened legal action