Issued by: Minister of Education
27 JUNE 1996
In October 1995, I appointed the Eminent Persons Committee on the Financing of a National Students Financial Aid Scheme under the Chairmanship of Dr Nthato Motlana.
This Committee, comprising of prominent academics, community leaders, government officials, and private sector leaders was asked to consider sustainable methods of financing the National Student Financial Aid Scheme in the long-term, and to raise additional funding in order to augment the R300 million rands that has already been allocated by the Education Ministry towards the first phase of implementing the scheme.
The Ministry of Education and the Working Committee of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) appeal to all donors nationally and internationally, from the private sector and from governments, to support this initiative.
I will host a donor function on Thursday, 27 June 1996 at the Presidency, Pretoria between 18H30 to 20H30 to formally launch the National Student Financial Aid Scheme. President N R Mandela will be the Guest of Honour at the function and Adv. Moseneke is expected to stand in for Dr Nthato Motlana.
For further information please contact Mr Lincoln Mali at: (021) 457 350 office or 083 251 4044 (cell)