EFF says NSFAS could be paying over R220 million to four middleman companies

The EFF says it has written to Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela after allegedly finding four middleman companies are still working for NSFAS despite claims they were terminated. The party says NSFAS could be paying over R220 million a year in fees to the companies, based on R1.1 billion paid out in one 2026 payment cycle. EFF MP Sihle Lonzi says that money should go to students instead, and is asking the Minister to name the companies and explain how the contracts are still running. Mr. Lonzi, joins us on the line