Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande will propose an alternative scheme for students who don't qualify for NSFAS.
During a media briefing on Tuesday about the scheme's management and funding issues, Nzimande said the department recognised the challenges of"missing middle" students.
Nzimande said students protested about being"defunded" when, in fact, they did not meet the NSFAS funding criteria. [Recognising their challenges] does not mean that in the meantime spaces or money meant for the children of the poor must be stolen by those who are ineligible. He said some students received funding by intentionally lying about their parents' salaries or entering incorrect information in their applications to mislead the scheme.
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