A meeting of the Higher Education and Training Portfolio Committee was cancelled after Minister Buti Manamela asked for time to finalise his presentation on his decision to place the National Student Financial Aid Scheme under administration.
Parties expressed outrage at the cancellation of the Higher Education and Training Portfolio Committee meeting, where Minister Buti Manamela was to explain on Tuesday his decision to place the National Student Financial Aid Scheme under administration.
This, after Manamela asked on Monday for time to finalise his presentation on placing NSFAS under administration amid a court challenge from the board members, who are contesting the decision he took earlier this month.
Some board members had earlier resigned amid reports of differences with Manamela over the appointment of the CEO.
DA MP Delmaine Christians said the meeting could not proceed after neither the Department of Higher Education and Training nor NSFAS submitted presentations ahead of it.
