Cyril Ramaphosa deeply concerned aboutNSFAS crisis, South Africans question his

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed deep concern regarding the ongoing crisis at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). This reaction follows the decision by Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela to place the troubled student funding scheme under administration. Ramaphosa had previously appointed Manamela to the portfolio after removing the disgraced Dr Nobuhle Nkabane, who faced backlash for attempting to appoint ANC politicians as chairpersons across 21 different Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) boards. Colleen Makhubele spoke to Thato Masekoa the South African Union of Students (SAUS) National Spokesperson, Prof. Linda Meyer, Managing Director of ADvTECH's Rosebank International Group and visiting professor at Nelson Mandela University, Afrika Phama – Secretary General of the Pan-Africanist Youth Congress and Siyethemba Magwaza – National Chairperson MKP Youth League.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.