I-SIU iqoqe imali engaphezu kwezigidio phenyweni lwe-NSFAS

Uphiko Olukhethekile Oluphenya Ngamacala (i-SIU) selukwazile ukuthola ngempumelelo isamba semali engu-R737,926,351 njengengxenye yophenyo lwalo oluqhubekayo mayelana neSikimu Sikazwelonke Sokusiza Abafundi Ngezimali (NSFAS). Ukubuyiselwa kwemali kubandakanya u-R688,220,611.56 wezimali ezingabiwanga kanye no-R49,705,739.60 wezivumelwano ezisayiniwe zokuvunywa kwezikweletu.

Izimali ezingabiwanga zihlonzwe ngenxa yezinhlelo zokulawula ezingezinhle kanye nezinqubo zokubuyisana ezinganele ngaphakathi kwe-NSFAS. Lezi zimali ebezingaqoqwa ezikhungweni zemfundo ephakeme, sezitholakele, ngenxa yokubambisana kwezikhungo ne-SIU.

I-SIU yethula imiphumela yayo eKomidini Elimisiwe LePhalamende Lezezimali Zomphakathi (SCOPA). Izimali ezibuyisiwe zabiwa ezikhungweni zemfundo ephakeme ezehlukene:

– West Coast College: R5,057,679.00
– Northlink College: R33,369,404.97
– Walter Sisulu University: R19,900,174.00
– Nkangala TVET: R342,672.50
– Inyuvesi yaseGoli: R311,892,088.94
– University of Zululand: R58,088,144.65
– Inyuvesi yasePitoli: R200,000,000.00
– Majuba TVET College: R25,902,309.31
– Inyuvesi yaseMpumalanga: R33,668,138.56

Ukwengeza, ukuvunywa kwezivumelwano zezikweletu ezifinyelela ku-R49,705,739.60 zasayinwa neMotheo Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College eFreyistata, kanye nabazali nabafundi abangazange bahlangabezane nemibandela yokuxhaswa kwe-NSFAS.

Uphenyo lwe-SIU lwagqamisa amaphutha abalulekile ezindleleni zokulawula ze-NSFAS, ikakhulukazi ukuntuleka kokubuyisana kwaminyaka yonke phakathi kwezimali ezikhishiwe kanye nokwabiwa kwazo kubafundi.

Lokhu kuqondisa kuholele ekukhokheni ngokweqile nasekukhokheni kancane kusukela ngo-2017 kuze kube manje. I-NSFAS isanda kuxoxisana nabahlinzeki bezinsizakalo ohlelweni lokubuyisana olubizwa ngokuthi “ukubika okuseduze,” okusaqhubeka. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-SIU ithole ama-akhawunti angasebenzi ohlelweni lokukhokha lwe-Celbux e-wallet/ivawusha, asukela ngo-2018, anenani elilinganiselwa ezigidini ezingama-R320.

Maqondana ngendawo yokuhlala exhaswe yi-NSFAS, i-SIU ithole ukuthi imininingwane ebalulekile efana namakheli ezindawo kanye nolwazi lomnikazi wendawo ayizange ifakwe ohlelweni, futhi le mininingwane ayizange ihlolwe ngokwanele. I-SIU, egunyazwe yi-Proclamation R88 of 2022, inegunya lokuphenya izinsolo zenkohlakalo nokungaphathi ngendlela ebhekiswe ku-NSFAS.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, inamandla okuqalisa isinyathelo sombango eNkantolo Ephakeme noma IsiGungu Esikhethekile sokulungisa noma yikuphi ukungalungi okuvezwe phakathi nophenyo, okuhlanganisa izenzo zenkohlakalo, ukukhwabanisa, noma ukuphatha kabi. I-SIU izodlulisela ubufakazi bokuziphatha kobugebengu kuMkhandlu Kazwelonke Wokushushisa (i-NPA) ukuze kuthathwe izinyathelo ezengeziwe, ngokuhambisana noMthetho wama-Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunal Act 74 we-1996.