A young university student, the first in her family to attend university, made a heartwarming TikTok video thanking taxpayers for their contributions through SASSA and NSFAS grants, which enabled her education. Social media users responded with encouragement and pride, while some expressed concerns about the system's fairness for those who don't qualify for NSFAS despite financial struggles.
A young university student, the last of ten siblings and the first to attend university had something sweet to say online
She expressed heartfelt gratitude to taxpayers in a TikTok video, for supporting her upbringing through the SASSA grant and helping her continue her studies with NSFAS Social media users flooded the comment section motivating the student to do well at varsity, with hopes that she will one day become a taxpayer who will help othersA university student who grew up on SASSA acknowledged the taxpayers' contribution in her life up to the university level.
Bongiwe Mati is an experienced reporter currently working under the Human Interest desk at Briefly News since . Prior to joining the Briefly team, she worked for a campus newspaper at the University of the Western Cape before joining the Marketing and Sales department at Leadership Magazine, Cape Media . She later joined BONA magazine as an Editorial Assistant , writing for digital and print magazines under current news, entertainment, and human interest categories.
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