Public protector investigating tender awarded to different service providers by NSFAS to directly pay students: The public protector is investigating the awarding of a contract to service providers by the National Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) to make…
“It is unjustifiable that students have to cut their allowances to access them and be able to live in a country where the cost of living is already high,”“It is unacceptable that NSFAS is charging students they ought to serve. It is unacceptable, hence we will await the outcome of the investigation and the public protector must make sure education funds are protected.”“The public protector confirms receipt of the complaint.
TENET South Africa distanced itself from the matter, saying it was taking Tenet Technology to court over the use of its name. “Given our long-standing association with the higher education sector and NSFAS, the choice of name is unfortunate. It is already confusing students, universities and others. While TENET provides connectivity solutions to NSFAS through the
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