Europa Lounge apologises for ‘unauthorized’ NSFAS Ad

Europa Lounge has apologised and distanced itself from the ‘NSFAS INGENILE’ student night event that was set to take place this evening, Wednesday, 1 March.

NSFAS ANGERED BY CLUB PROMOTING ITS EVENT USING THE SCHEME

An online flyer promoting the spending of the NSFAS allowance at the club tonight was quickly condemned by National Financial Aid Scheme after learning about the post.

Amid the heavy criticism, legal action was threatened by the angry student funding body.

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EUROPA LOUNGE BREAKS ITS SILENCE ON THE MATTER

Europa Lounge in its defence released a brief statement where the establishment attempted to clear its name.

It read: “There is a flyer in circulation promoting an event at Europa regarding a student financial aid scheme, NO EVENT of such nature is happening on our premises.
We do not condone or encourage any events of this nature. We sincerely apologise to our customers and various stakeholders affected by the unauthorized marketing that occurred”.

Nevertheless, NSFAS has since condemned this act in its strongest form.

“This reckless behaviour not only perpetuates undue use of the NSFAS allowance by its beneficiaries, however, it also counters the efforts by the scheme to instil financial responsibility to its beneficiaries.”

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STEPS TO BE TAKEN BY THE STUDENT FINANCIAL AID

The entity went on to say it will be taking the necessary legal steps to ensure that Europa is held accountable.

“The allowance disbursed to NSFAS beneficiaries is intended to help students from poor backgrounds with food, transport (where necessary), learning material and other living expenses. Through the new direct payment system (NSFAS Bank Account), NSFAS seeks to track and monitor student purchase trends, with the aim of putting measures in place to ensure that allowances are spent accordingly,” the student funder concluded.

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This is a developing story, new information will be published as and when it is available.