I-National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) ibhekene nokushoda kwemali elinganiselwa ku-R15 billion yokuxhasa abafundi emanyuvesi nasemakolishi e-TVET, kulandela ukwehliswa kwe-10% kwizabelo ezivela kuMnyango Wezemfundo Ephakeme Nokuqeqesha (DHET) esikhathini soHlaka Lokusetshenziswa Kwezimali Lwesikhathi Esimaphakathi, ngokusho kwezitatimende zikaNgqongqoshe Wezemfundo Ephakeme, uButi Manamela.

Ukwabiwa Kwezimali Okuncishisiwe Nokwanda Kwesidingo

Ngomhlaka-29 Meyi 2025, i-DHET yamemezela ngokusemthethweni ukwehla kwezimali zabafundi nge-10%, icaphuna imikhawulo yesabelomali. Lokhu kwehla kuhambisana nokwanda kwenani labafakizicelo abafanelekela usizo lwe-NSFAS kulo lonke umkhakha, ngokusho kwezinhlelo zonyaka ezishicilelwe ngumnyango. UNgqongqoshe uManamela, ekhuluma ngomhlaka-12 Agasti 2026, uchaze igebe lika-R15 billion njengelingakaze libonwe ngaphambili, kanye nokucindezeleka okuzwakalayo kokubili emanyuvesi nasezikhungweni ze-TVET. I-NSFAS izame ukunciphisa umthelela ngokusebenzisa izikweletu zomlando ezitholiwe ukuze zengeze isabelomali sayo kusukela ngo-2022, okuyisinyathelo esichazwe emibhalweni esemthethweni yenhlangano.

Izicelo Zokuguqulwa Kwesakhiwo Nezixazululo Ezisimeme

UNgqongqoshe uManamela uxwayise ngokuthi izinyathelo zesikhashana ngeke zibhekane nezinselele zokuzinza kwesikhathi eside ezibhekene nokuxhaswa kwabafundi ngezimali. “Abafundi abafanelekayo abakwazi ukushiywa nje ngoba inkinga yokuxhaswa ngezimali yesikhathi eside ayikaxazululwa; kodwa nohulumeni ngeke akwazi ukuxazulula inkinga yesakhiwo ngokungenelela okuphuthumayo okuphindaphindiwe,” kusho uManamela ngesikhathi somhlangano wakamuva. Uphinde waphawula, “Ukuhlolwa kokuqala koMnyango ukuthi Uhlelo luhlala luqinile ezingeni lokuzibophezela kwesu kunasezingeni lokuqaliswa. Lusadinga izisekelo ezicacile zezibalo, ukungenelela okunezindleko, izinyathelo ezibalulekile ezilinganiswayo kanye nobufakazi obuqinile okungahlolwa ngazo inqubekela phambili.”

Njengoba imibhikisho yabafundi kanye nengcindezi yezezimali ikhula emakhempasini ezweni lonke, igebe elihlelekile ekuxhasweni kwemali yomphakathi linemiphumela kazwelonke ekufinyeleleni nasekuguqulweni komkhakha wezemfundo ephakeme, ikakhulukazi emiphakathini yabasebenzi kanye nemiphakathi eyayincishwe amathuba eyayisekelwa yi-NSFAS. Le nhlangano kulindeleke ukuthi yethule izindlela zokuxhasa ngemali ezibuyekeziwe ePhalamende ngomhlaka-17 Septhemba 2025.

Kulindeleke ukuthi kube nentuthuko eyengeziwe njengoba uhulumeni kanye ne-NSFAS befuna ukucacisa indlela eya phambili ekubhekaneni nokuntuleka okuqhubekayo konyaka wezemfundo ka-2025 nangale kwalokho.