I-Special Investigating Unit (SIU) iqinisekisile ukuthi imali engaphezu kwezigidigidi ezi-5 zabelwe abafundi abangaphezu kuka-40,000 ababengafanelekeli ukwesekwa yi-National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) phakathi kuka-2018 no-2021, kanti ukwehluleka ekuhlolweni kwezimali kanye nokuntuleka kwemininingwane yemali engenayo yabazali kuvumela abamukeli abangafaneleki ukuthola izibonelelo.

Imizamo Yokuphenya Nokubuyisela Impilo ye-SIU

I-SIU ibike ukuthi laba bafundi, abasabalele ezikhungweni zemfundo ephakeme ezingu-76, badlule umkhawulo wemali engenayo yemindeni engu-R350,000, okuwumkhawulo wokufaneleka kokusekelwa yi-NSFAS. Esitatimendeni sayo, i-SIU ithe, “Uphenyo lwe-SIU kuze kube manje luveze ukuthi abafundi abangaphezu kuka-40,000 ezikhungweni zemfundo ephakeme ezingu-76 kungenzeka ukuthi baxhaswe ngendlela engafanele.”

I-NSFAS isiqalile ukuqeda imali yalaba bafundi abangafaneleki futhi isebenza ukubuyisa imali eyabiwe ngendlela engafanele. Ngokusho kwesitatimende se-NSFAS, “Lolu ulwazi i-Nsfas eyabelana ngalo ne-SIU futhi luhlanganisa iminyaka yezifundo yangaphambilini kuze kube ngu-2019. Lokhu kusekelwe ezimweni lapho abafakizicelo baqamba amanga ngolwazi lwabo lwesicelo ukuze bazuze ngokungafanele kulolu hlelo.”

Impendulo Yesikhungo Nokululama Okuqhubekayo

Njengengxenye yenqubo yokulungisa, iNyuvesi yaseGoli ibuyisele u-R311 million kwizimali ze-NSFAS ezingakabiwa ezazihloselwe abafundi abashintshe izikhungo noma abasuliwe phakathi kuka-2016 no-2021. I-SIU iphinde yasiza ekubuyiselweni kwemali ecishe ibe ngu-R38.3 million evela emakolishi amathathu e-TVET futhi yathi ibuyisele u-R1.7 billion esikhwameni se-NSFAS ukuze siqondiswe ezidingweni zabafundi.

I-SIU inxuse izikhungo ukuthi zibambisane nokubuyiselwa kwemali, ithi, “I-SIU ikhuthaza zonke izikhungo zemfundo ephakeme ukuthi zize phambili futhi zikhokhele imali engakabiwa okufanele i-NSFAS.” Lezi zenzo zilandela uphenyo olunzulu olwaqalwa ngoSepthemba 2022, ngombiko wokuqala owethulwe eKomidini Elihlala Likhona Lezimali Zomphakathi lasePhalamende ngo-Ephreli 2023 ochaza ubukhulu bokwabiwa kabi kwemali.

Izinhlelo zokubuyisa imali ze-SIU kanye ne-NSFAS ziyaqhubeka, kanti kulindeleke ukuthi kubuyiselwe imali eyengeziwe njengoba izikhungo eziningi zihlola izabelo zazo futhi zisebenza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi usizo lugeleza kubafundi abafanelekayo kuphela.