Blade Nzimande: NSAFS not in a crisis

Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande insists the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is not in crisis despite the many challenges it experiences.

The minister gave an update on the developments with the scheme on Tuesday.

The scheme has been riddled with complaints over student funding failures.

Nzimande said that through NSFAS, the government had turned the tide for children of the poor and the working class.

“I must indicate that the resources that NSFAS required is provided by this government. I must indicate that NSFAS, insofar as it has successfully serviced the needs of the vast majority of poor students, is not in a crisis, as many of our detractors would want the public to believe.”

-EWN

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Popular South African singer, soccer player, and reality TV star Andile Mpisane had his social media followers impressed and praising him after he posted a video of himself giving his all and working out in a gym.

Andile has been previously criticized for not having good soccer skills. Netizens have blasted the Royal AM player for being spoilt and undeserving of the spot in the team. Nonetheless, he has kept his cool and has evidently been training on and off the field. He has clearly been spending a great deal of his time in the gym and it shows. Read More