"[the] majority of unsuccessful applicants failed to provide sufficient evidence to support their applications for funding; exceeded the financial eligibility threshold; already achieved the highest level of qualification that nsfas funds and being noncompliant to the academic pathways of the tvet college sector," minister nzimande explains.

"ubunengi babafundi iimbawo zabo ezingakhange ziphumelele batlhayele ngobufakazi obufakazela isidingo sokusekelwa ngeemali; beqa isilinganiso semali esibekelwe umfundi ongafundiswa ngilesisikhwama; sebanee ncwadi zefundo ezingaphezulu kwesilinganiso esiphezulu esibekiweko, kunye nokunga khambisani neemfuneko zefundo zekoro yamakholeji wetvet," kuhlathulula ungqongqotjhe unzimande.
