By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. JOHANNESBURG — 04 May 2026 Under mounting scrutiny and with NSFAS in freefall, Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela has dissolved the entire board and placed the scheme under administration, appointing Professor Hlengani Mathebula to take over late Sunday. This is not reform. This is triage. Manamela acted after a year of boardroom chaos left NSFAS leaderless, toxic, and on the brink. Three senio

National Coloured Congress leader and Member of Parliament Fadiel Adams sits inside a police vehicle after his arrest at his Parliamentary Village home in Pelican Park, Cape Town, on Tuesday, 05 May 2026. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. National Coloured Congress leader and Member of Parliament Fadiel Adams was arrested on Tuesday in connection with alleged fraud and interference in the murder investigation of former ANC Youth League