NSFAS board resignations trigger governance concerns

South Africa’s student funding system is facing renewed uncertainty, after Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela accepted a wave of resignations from the board of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). The departures, including acting chairperson Dr Mugwena Maluleke, have raised serious concerns about whether the board can still function lawfully, amid ongoing allegations of governance failures and instability within the institution.

While the department insists funding to students will continue uninterrupted, questions remain about oversight, accountability, and the future of NSFAS.

Kagisho Mamabolo – CEO of the Private Student Housing Association (PSHA) who is also former NSFAS Spokesperson and Thato Maseko, Spokesperson for SA Union of Students, share more.

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