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Pictured: Disgruntled students marching in Windhoek and Oshakati to hand over a petition and their list of demands. \u2013 Photos: Eba Kandovazu & Placiso Hilukilwa<\/caption>\n
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Eba Kandovazu
\nSCORES of students from various institutions who marched on the head-office of the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) demanded that the Minister of Higher Education, Training and Innovation resign and that institution\u2019s board of directors be dissolved with immediate effect.
\nThe protesting students demanded that Dr. Itah Kandjii-Murangi, the Minister of Higher Education, Training and Innovation, must resign with immediate effect and said her management of the entire volatile situation is endangering the future of thousands of young people and causing division among student leaders.
\nAlso listed in their demands in the petition handed over to the relevant authorities they want the NSFAF to get rid of one of its Chief Executive Officers. They demanded that the a choice should be made between the current Acting CEO and incumbent CEO , who is currently on suspension with full pay and benefits.
\n\u201cNSFAF must only have one CEO. The benefits and salary of one or the other must be diverted into student funding. We are all needy and poor there are more than 12 000 students in need of financial assistance.\u201d
\nIn their petition the students claimed that the board, chaired by Jerome Mutumba does not have the students\u2019 interests at heart.
\nThe students further demanded that all accredited diploma qualification courses at all institutions must be funded.
\nThey also demanded that all companies that have fishing quotas and rights along with mining companies must contribute five percent of their profits to student funding.
\nThe NSFAF was given until 15 June to meet the students\u2019 demands.
\nThe countrywide protest was triggered by government\u2019s recent announcement that out of 15 087 students who applied for funding, only 2 925 will receive funding, leaving 12 624 others in oblivion.
\nMeanwhile, the NSFAF Acting CEO, Kennedy Kandume responded by saying that the institution will first \u2018study\u2019 the petition before a proper response to the students\u2019 can be given.<\/p>\n

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