On 22 April 2026, eleven people and four companies appeared in the Lephalale Magistrate's Court in Limpopo over the diversion of National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) funds through shell companies. NSFAS funds are meant to cover fees and allowances for poor and working-class students.

The arrests are part of a broader clean-up of NSFAS, which has been under administration and the subject of an SIU investigation. The matter is at an early stage; the accused are presumed innocent.