The University of South Africa (Unisa) has rejected NSFAS's claims that technical problems at the institution caused delays in the payment of July student allowances, insisting the disruption resulted from broader systemic challenges rather than failures within the university.
The University of South Africa (Unisa) has pushed back against claims by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) that technical problems at the institution caused delays in the payment of July student allowances, insisting the disruption was the result of broader systemic challenges.
The differing accounts have reignited concerns over the administration of student funding after more than 93,000 NSFAS-funded students waited for their monthly Personal Care Allowance.
In a statement issued on Thursday, NSFAS said it transferred the required funds to Unisa on 2 July after completing the necessary reconciliation processes. It said responsibility for disbursing the allowances then rested with the university.
According to NSFAS, technical system challenges encountered during Unisa's payment process delayed payments to some students. The funding scheme said the issues were resolved on 6 July and that outstanding payments were being finalised.
