Minister Nzimande must follow Ernest Khosa’s lead and step aside
11 January 2024
The DA welcomes the decision of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) chairperson, Ernest Khosa, to take a leave of absence to allow the NSFAS board to investigate allegations against him in leaked recordings presented by OUTA.
The DA now calls on Higher Education Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, to follow suit and also step aside and allow President Cyril Ramaphosa to lodge an investigation into the allegations against him.
The DA has also written to the chairperson of the parliamentary portfolio committee on higher education, Nompendulo Thobile Mkhatshwa, to request that Higher Education Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, appear before the committee as a matter of urgency regarding the serious allegations of criminal and ethical misconduct by OUTA.
The Minister must assure Parliament under oath that: