08/08/2018
SASCO Calls for Minister of Higher Education To Fire NSFAS
board.
06- 08- 2018
The South African Students' Congress(SASCO) calls for the
Minister of Higher Education To Fire NSFAS board. It is our
considered view that NSFAS has failed the poor and the toiling
masses of our students. Many students accross all institutions
(universities and worse in the TVET sector) to this very day
remain without any form of allowance.
SASCO understands that countless number of students do not
appear on the NSFAS list; their applications are not complete,
and some of whom do not know whether they have been
funded or not, some students are facing eviction from their
private accommodation. The halt of applications, and rapid
compounding failure to disburse allowances timeously is
indicative of the lack of ability to demonstrate the managerial
and technical skills requisitely required. Accordingly, it is
evident that this is another sign of poor administration of
funds which has been for a protracted time without any
prospect for any form of remediation.
The apparent yet pervasive and pestering effects of a lack of
synchronized, synthesized, meticulously integrated systems
and systemic processing between the NSFAS and the
institutions of higher learning and training has had, and will in
future plunge the country into a catastrophic and irreversible
nightmare.The irrefutable and undeniable inability of the
incumbent to appropriately supervise and monitor the NSFAS
undertakings, and the almost visible absence of a critical
quality to project and focus problems prior, in order to mitigate
possible crisis; is further representative and indicative of a
lack of working class interests at heart.
We believe that this calculated move not only will bring a
possible cathartic effect to the struggling andoppressed
students, but the dissolution and the removal will aid us into a
fresh and vibrant perspective which will resuscitate and
revitalise the structure appropriately implementing Free
Education to its logical conclusion.
Accordingly; in light of the current crisis we give NSFAS until
Friday, 10 August 2018 to disburse student allowances failing
which, we will have no option other than taking it to the
streets.
Issued on Behalf of SASCO NEC
For Enquiries
SASCO President
Avela Mjajubana
Cell: 078 253 8406
