By REGINALD KANYANE
8 December 2025- The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) in the Bojanala Region calls on the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) to open an urgent and transparent investigation into alleged theft of NSFAS funds at Orbit TVET College. The ANCYL Regional Task Team said it condemns any conduct of corruption and maladministration by institutions of higher learning and urges authorities to identify all parties who benefited from the unlawful withdrawals at Orbit TVET College.
ANCYL Bojanala regional coordinator, Pako Mokoua said the RTT strongly condemns student leaders who allow themselves to be manipulated by some institution management members into unlawfully withdrawal of funds meant for financially disadvantaged students instead of genuinely representing student interests. Mokuoa said while this criminal behaviour deserves serious punishment, the Youth League expresses particular concern for a young woman who was reportedly caught in a criminal network that has been perpetuated and orchestrated for a long time by the college administrations involving unauthorised withdrawals.
“ANCYL Bojanala demands a thorough investigation to identify all individuals who have benefited from these unlawful activities. As the league, we are convinced that the young woman is not acting alone, as it is improbable that one person could access public funds undetected without assistance from others in the college’s administrative management.
“Accountability must be enforced at all levels of management. ANC Youth League Bojanala calls on NSFAS to decentralize its services by establishing campus-based offices at every institution of higher learning. Such a step would help prevent the recurrence of these criminal practices, which have long plagued TVET colleges,” he said.
Mokuoa further said the ANC Youth League finds it regrettable that a young woman has become a scapegoat amid these ongoing irregularities. He added that they call on law enforcement authorities to arrest big fishes in this criminal network that has haunted TVET Colleges for a long time.
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