DA calls on how R51 billion NSFAS shortfall will be financed by Nzimande

Oscar Thomas
27 October 2014

The DA will be submitting parliamentary questions to ascertain how the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Blade Nzimande, plans to spend this money and whether or not he will be prioritising the R51 billion NSFAS shortfall.

The R14.8bn increase will be grossly insufficient for this and other urgent needs in the higher education and training arena.

Minister of Higher Education Belinda Bozolli said The Higher Education and Training sector remains unsustainable and the vision for this sector outlined in both the White Paper and NDP remains unimplementable.

Bozolli said I will therefore be submitting parliamentary questions requesting the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Blade Nzimande, to ascertain how the funding gap for NSFAS will be addressed, and what he is planning to do to find funding to pay for Universities to have the capacity to teach additional students.

Bozolli said are we going to adjust our targets, will more money be made available or will we find an alternative funding strategy.

“These are urgent questions that must be answered by Minister Nzimande Bozolli added.