The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has refuted claims of corruption after the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) released damning voice recordings allegedly implicating Minister of Higher Education and Training Blade Nzimande and NSFAS board chairperson Ernest Khosa in graft.
Since the release of the recordings, Outa has called for Nzimande and Khosa to resign.
If they dont resign, we call on President Cyril Ramaphosa to fire them immediately, said Rudie Heyneke, Outas investigations manager.
Last week, Outa released voice recordings of two meetings between Khosa and a service provider representative, revealing how service providers allegedly paid millions of rands to Nzimande and Khosa in kickbacks for tenders.
The recordings also suggest that almost R1 million was paid to the South African Communist Party (SACP), of which Nzimande is the chair.
According to Outa, the payments were made in return for tenders and protection for service providers.
But NSFAS has dismissed the claims, criticised Outas investigative techniques and threatened court action, as has Nzimande.
The taxpayer-funded bursary and loan scheme for students said in a statement there was a concerning trend that Outas successive investigative reports are characterised by advocacy for [the
