Namibia: Tertiary Institutions Rejects NSFAF Amendments

The Association of Private Higher Education Institutions in Namibia has rejected the newly passed Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) amendment law along with students organisations.

The law, once enacted, would see the integration of the students financial aid fund into the Ministry of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation.

The amendment, passed last week, would see the NSFAF board reconstituted as a selection and advisory board under the higher education ministry.

The…