Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela says no minutes were recorded for a meeting he held with selected National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) board members about three weeks before he dissolved the board and fired the members. Manamela made the claim in response to questions about whether the meeting was properly documented and whether it followed expected governance processes.
According to the report, the meeting in question involved a limited group of board members rather than the full board. Manamela’s statement indicates that, despite the meeting’s relevance to subsequent board action, he did not have minutes taken. The comment comes amid controversy surrounding the NSFAS board dissolution and the minister’s decision to remove board members.
The report does not provide additional details on the agenda discussed at the meeting or whether other forms of record-keeping, such as written correspondence or formal resolutions, were produced. The issue highlighted is the absence of meeting minutes prior to the board’s dissolution, which raises questions about transparency and compliance with internal procedures.
