# The DA says universities and TVET colleges owe the National Student Financial Aid Scheme nearly 12-billion-rand. In a reply to parliamentary questions, Higher Education and Training minister Nobuhle Nkabane revealed the debt was accumulated between 2017 and 2023. The DA’s Matlhodi Maseko urges NSFAS to use recovered funds to ensure students receive allowances on time and to avoid mid-year defunding:
DA reveals R12-billion debt owed to NSFAS by higher education institutions [SOUND]
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