Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has called on the public to collaborate with the government in investing in the funding of education in order for Namibia to reach its economic potential and achieve sustainable growth.

Addressing attendees at the high-level tertiary education funding budget review dinner on Thursday, Kuugongelwa-Amadhila acknowledged the government’s limitations in the level of funding required by the education sector.

The National African Students Association (NASA) has taken the initiative to assist students in applying for the Namibia Student Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF).

NASA's National Secretary for Higher Education, Bonifatius Andreas, says the initiative is to give students a fair chance to benefit from the student loan.

The online application process started last year on November 29 and will run until February 28.

The Namibia Student Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) has awarded loans to 22,178 tertiary students.

The Fund received over 30,000 applications, and close to 8,000 did not qualify for the loan because they were not eligible.

Going to university can be a milestone for many and a proud moment for any parent.

But tertiary education is expensive, and by the time those who were given loans are done with their studies, they will be owing NASFAF thousands of dollars.