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Over five billion rand may have been wrongly disbursed by Nsfas to students whose families earned far beyond eligibility limits, with the SIU revealing thousands lacked proper income verification. Compounding the issue, the Auditor-General found 14,000 more students likely ineligible, plus 20% of recipients weren’t meeting academic standards—and 822 deceased students were still getting paid. OUTA demands repayment, and Nsfas has deployed debt collectors to recover funds dating back to 2018. With estimates of a 50-billion-rand shortfall, the call is clear: tighten eligibility, target real need, and align aid with national skills demands.

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