This is the extent to which our state institutions have been corrupted and very little is being done by those in position of responsibility. We have received reports of University official soliciting sex from students in exchange for NSFAS funding, a practice the state has not really dealt with. I have also noted that some Universities might have developed a tendency of redirecting NSFAS funds to other services thereby leaving students frustrated and with no help. Is this silence by a number of state Institutions and other civil society organisation an act of endorsement of corruption or fatigue? ![]() It is worrying that after so many days since the incident these structures remain silent like what just happened is normal. It is common knowledge that NSFAS beneficiaries are young people, it would be expected that a congress movement of young people would express itself on the recent scandal. It remains my desire to hear from the corridors of power on the current issue of NSFAS, more so that it affects young people. The manner in which our administration has lost the confidence has reached such high levels that with all allegations of maladministration mushrooming daily, the ability of state to effectively ward off such allegations in such a way that would convince the public, has diminished. We need to appreciate the intervention NSFAS is delivering to society, we also note that tax payers continue to make their contribution and for this reason, our people deserve to be serviced better and free of corruption. It should be noted that I understand that NSFAS is not a solution to the drive and call for free education, the role it plays is however very important in funding higher education. With those limited resources, administrators at NSFAS found it prudent to procure another company to discharge their responsibility and then pay that company out of the same limited coffers! The fact that NSFAS has auctioned responsibility of administration and distribution of available resources is an indictment on the state and its institutions. Whilst I accept and understand that NFSAS is not responsible for administration and distribution of resources available to the needy students at the level of academic institutions, proper checks and balances into how such distribution is carried out needs to be maintained. This malady must come to a stop for the sake of our country. Once hailed as burgeoning democracy, we are now a nation embroiled in one scandal after other involving administrators of our state-owned enterprises including the political oversees. This status quo has led to failure in service delivery by some institutions and that hurts our people. Our state institutions are choked by high levels of corruption rendering them ineffective. The rot in the administration of our public institutions is so rife that it has reached intolerable levels and its finding space to exist even in institutions meant to assist the poor such as NSFAS. ![]() We have seen the impact of the Fees-must-fall movement and the consistent commitment from our students yet we find our country embroiled in scandals involving such figures. Our students have since been leading a struggle for free education. What she has done by utilising the funds deposited into her account is wrong and indefensible, however, we should not be side tracked from putting the blame for this debacle where it belongs: the officials working for the service provider charged with the responsibility to distribute the funds. ![]() The recent public outburst at a young woman who received millions of rand from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is such an unfortunate occurrence mainly because it’s a question of one innocent soul falling victim of the rot in the administration of our public institutions.
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