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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Higher education, science and innovation minister Blade Nzimande says National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) funding should be prioritised according to certain degrees, programmes and certificates based on the country\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n

But before this \u201cdiscrimination\u201d, as the minister called it, there should be \u201ca large college sector\u201d to absorb students who don\u2019t get funding for university education.The minister has tabled the department\u2019s state of readiness for the 2024 academic year in parliament.<\/p>\n

NSFAS, government\u2019s bursary scheme, aids students who lack finance for higher education.<\/p>\n

Regarding students in the \u201cmissing middle\u201d \u2014 households earning within the threshold of R350,000 to R600,000 a year \u2014 Nzimande said they should be on a mixed system of a loan and a bursary. His preference was for Postbank to handle loan systems for the missing middle.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have raised R3.8bn and our figures tell us the money will go a long way in addressing the missing middle.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last month, thousands of students were left in limbo by the financial scheme when they did not receive their allowances. NSFAS blamed universities’ data management systems for the payment failures.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – South-Africa. Higher education, science and innovation minister Blade Nzimande says National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) funding should be prioritised according to certain degrees, programmes and certificates based on the country\u2019s needs. 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