National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS)
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Acting public protector to meet Minister Blade Nzimande over student protests
Acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka is expected to meet virtually with Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande on Tuesday…
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Public Protector investigating NSFAS’ alleged irregular expenditure worth R7 billion
A sum of R7 billion in irregular expenditure by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) is under investigation by…
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I’m in pain, he told us to run then he shot me twice – Wits students shot by police speak out
I am in pain. As a student at Wits University, completing my honours in journalism and media studies, I have…
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SAUS confirms national shutdown across 26 unis
A national shutdown across South African university campuses is looming, after a tweet posted by the South African Union of…
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Scrap student debt or face total university shut down – Students give government an ultimatum
The ultimatum issued to state to write off student debt of R10bn has been described by one vice-chancellor as a…
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DUT extends registration deadline
As protests against lack of higher education funding mounted in Gauteng, the Durban University of Technology (DUT) announced students could…
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Minister Nzimande sends senior team to Wits after protests and death
Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has sent a team of senior officials from his department to Wits University to establish…
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Blade Nzimande: No money for first-year tertiary students, yet
Students wishing to enroll in public tertiary institutions will have to pay for themselves or wait for the National Student…
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NSFAS apologises and confirms R350 grant will not affect funding
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has provided clarity following reports circulating on social media that students receiving the…
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University of KZN students up in arms over 2021 fees
While students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) are up in arms over various fee payments, including registration for 2021,…
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NSFAS administrator gets armed protection after nepotism & mismanagement allegations
National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) administrator Randall Carolissen says he and his wife have had to get armed protection…
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Minister Nzimande pushes for more e-learning as NSFAS students wait for laptops
Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology, Blade Nzimande, says it is clear that blended and multimodal learning, including digital…
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Nehawu members end NSFAS strike after wage agreement reached
National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) members at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) have returned to…
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Nehawu tells Parliament NSFAS administrator Randal Carolissen must resign
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) on Friday again called for the removal of National Student Financial…
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NSFAS to brief Parl on corruption allegations
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is expected to explain itself at the sitting of the Portfolio Committee on…
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UCT study reveals many students lack adequate resources for remote learning
A University of Cape Town (UCT) study has revealed that many students lack adequate resources for remote learning. Amidst the…
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Nehawu to strike against NSFAS
Nehawu is preparing for a wage strike against the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). This after the union failed…
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NSFAS announces funding to 5 000 students has been cut
The financial aid scheme says funding to certain students had been cut as a result of recent information from Sars.…
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Minister Nzimande concerned about lack of transformation at vice-chancellors level
Minister of higher education and training Blade Nzimande has raised concerns about gender transformation at the vice-chancellor’s level at institutions…
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Blade Nzimande appoints task team to investigate NSFAS systems
Nzimande has also requested the Council on Higher Education to commission an inquiry on the salaries of vice-chancellors and senior…
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Sassa: Rejected R350-grant applications did not meet requirements
Meanwhile, the DA says it is not convinced that the R50 billion fund issued by the government has reached its…
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No funds for 18 640 NSFAS students who can’t be verified by Sassa
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) revealed nearly 19000 social grant recipient students who applied for bursaries could not…
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5 of 11 protesting DUT students released after brief arrest
The students claim they were targeted and detained by private security because of their political activism. Five of the 11…
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Blade Nzimande called on to explain NSFAS cash-for-books payouts
Concerned role players in the academic publishing and bookselling sector said they noted higher education, science and technology minister Blade…
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Tshwane North College students protest over NSFAS allowances
Students at the Tshwane North College are protesting on campus. The students are blocking the entrance with burning tyres. Their…
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Protests stop University’s exams
Walter Sisulu University (WSU) is facing a possible total shutdown as at leats three campuses have been disrupted by protests.…
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NMU set to return to normal after intense student protests
Operations at the Nelson Mandela University (NMU) are set to return to normal on Tuesday, following two days of student…
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