Their reaction comes after Minister of Higher Education Dr Nobuhle Nkabane told the Parliament Standing Committee on Public Accounts on Tuesday that funds will be made available to offer them government loans.
CAPE TOWN - Some Cape Peninsula University of Technology students have expressed concerns over news that"missing middle" students will soon be benefit from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme ’s funding.
Nkabane added that the department had already received more than 1,000 applications from students who were previously excluded. "The government has to develop education structure properly. It shouldn't be something that they decide themselves and just come tomorrow and just tell us," another student added.
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