"[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.

"bongata ba bakopi ba sa atlehang ha bo a fana ka bopaki bo felletseng bakeng sa ho tshehetsa dikopo tsa bona; ba tlotse sekepele se hlokehang bakeng sa thuso ya tjhelete; ba se ba fihlelletse lengolo le hodimo ka ho fetisisa le nsfas e ka le tshehetsang ka tjhelete le ho se ikamahanye le dipehelo tsa metjha ya koletjhe ya tvet," ho hlalosa letona nzimande.
