NSFAS said the five-year prison term handed on Sibongile Mani could destroy her future and has taken issue with the decision to prosecute her

South Africans have called for a lesser or suspended sentence after Sibongile Mani was sentenced to 5 years direct imprisonment.

Walter Sisulu University student, Sibongile Mani who mistakenly received R14m by NSFAS was found guilty of theft.