Three workers employed at the National Financial Assistance Scheme (NSFAS) were arrested on Wednesday on fraud charges. According to dr. Randall Carolissen, NSFAS’s executive administrator, they are all situated the Wynberg office in Cape Town and allegedly paid student allowances into their own bank accounts. Carolissen said the three allegedly requested payment from applicants so that their applications could be processed, or even accessed application forms. NSFAS’s application process is free.
The scheme was placed under administration in 2018. Since then, a number of forensic investigations have been conducted, including the general payment of money, student grants and the leakage of sensitive and confidential information.
According to reports from Maroela Media, the DA said after the arrest that it was ultimately the most vulnerable students who paid the highest price for theft and stealth in the scheme. “From corrupt officials,
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