Minister of Higher Education, Blade Nzimande, addressed the media on Sunday regarding his decision to dissolve the NSFAS board, citing several reasons for the action and explaining the move to place it under administration. Given the longstanding issues in student support, this change is overdue. Will it bring about real improvement? We are joined by Ahmed Essop, Research Associate in Higher Education Policy and Planning & consultant at Ali Mazrui Centre for Higher Education Studies, University of Johannesburg to have this brief discussion.