Tech blunders paid R5 billion to the wrong students in South Africa

• Tech blunders paid R5 billion to the wrong students in South Africa, with 40,000 students not qualifying for funding.
• The blunder was caused by system and administrative issues at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme, including students not submitting their parents' details upon application.
• The South African Union of Students is calling for the increase of the annual household income cap from R350,000 to R400,000, and for the NSFAS to be tied to Home Affairs and the South African Revenue Service to prevent similar incidents in the future.