OUTA believes the collapse of the NSFAS board was both foreseeable and preventable.

For years, students, service providers, whistleblowers and oversight bodies raised concerns about governance failures, instability, procurement issues and leadership problems within NSFAS. Yet meaningful intervention came far too late.

Now the board has collapsed under the weight of those failures.

OUTA says accountability cannot stop at the institution itself. Minister Buti Manamela must also answer serious questions about oversight and intervention.

When institutions responsible for young people’s futures are left to drift from crisis to crisis, the damage extends far beyond administration. It affects students, universities and public trust itself.

Read the full story here and OUTA’s position on why this moment demands more than another reset.