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Published on 2024-08-22 10:42:01
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is battling to ease the backlog of student queries and appeals with a designated staff of between 80 and 86.
Members of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education have expressed shock at what they described as a small number of staff who have received more than 90,000 appeals since April 2024, with each employee only able to respond to 100 per day.
University and TVET students send appeals to NSFAS if their funding has been cut…
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