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NSFAS pledges to pay student accommodation providers by 4 April
NSFAS pledges to pay student accommodation providers by 4 April! The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has committed to…
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Education activist calls for stricter NSFAS financial controls
Education activist Hendrick Makaneta has called on the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) to implement more stringent funding processes…
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NSFAS moves to resolve accommodation payment debacle as landlords threaten to lock out students
NSFAS moves to resolve accommodation payment debacle as landlords threaten to lock out learners! As South Africa’s universities and other…
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Wits and UFS returned over R800 million of unspent NSFAS funds
Wits and UFS returned over R800 million of unspent NSFAS funds! Two major South African universities, Wits University and the…
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Sassa & Home Affairs using biometrics to combat fraud as 17 million apply for ‘R370 grant’
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) says it is now using biometrics technology to verify applicants after seeing a…
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Nsfas receives over 170K applications on first day for 2025 funding despite systematic problems
Just hours after going live, the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) applications site has experienced challenges, with some students…
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NSFAS to end lease for Cape Town building that houses its head office
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has announced plans to terminate its lease with its landlord in Cape Town,…
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Nobuhle Nkabane: Higher Education Dept in final stages of appointing new NSFAS board
Higher Education Minister Doctor Nobuhle Nkabane said that the department was in the final stages of appointing a new board…
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NSFAS says making progress with paying funds
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) says it’s making progress with the disbursement of funds to students at Universities…
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NSFAS brings in auditing firms to help with backlogs
National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) says it has brought in auditing firms to help with payment backlogs and accommodation…
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NSFAS promises to tackle payment delays and accommodation woes
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) administrator, Freeman Nomvalo, has called for support to make the scheme efficient as…
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421 students requested to pay back Nsfas money as SIU recovers R112 million
The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) is recovering R112 million from unqualified National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) beneficiaries. 421 students…
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Govt will spare no resources in addressing NSFAS student funding, says Paul Mashatile
Deputy President Paul Mashatile said the government would spare no resources in addressing shortages in student funding as challenges at…
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NSFAS urges landlord to register accommodations for student payments
The National Students’ Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) spokesperson Ishmael Mnisi says that the issue of the payments for NSFAS-accredited students’…
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Bulk payment of accommodation allowances to private student accommodation landlords processed, says NSFAS
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) said it had processed a bulk payment of accommodation allowances to private student…
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NSFAS pleads with private student accommodation landlords not to evict students with outstanding payments
Following months of non-payment, student funding scheme, the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has pleaded with private student accommodation…
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Students of University of Limpopo hope funding will be addressed after polls
Some University of Limpopo students are hoping that the next administration will address issues surrounding student funding. They are among…
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NSFAS to take over payment of student allowances
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme or NSFAS says it’s gearing up to take over the payment of student allowances.…
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NSFAS to implement new payment system for beneficiaries from September
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) said that it would implement a new payment system for beneficiaries that would…
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Over 560 000 students in South Africa in debt, many unable to graduate
There are more than 500,000 students and alumni who have unpaid university debt, leaving some unable to find work or…
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Sasco calls for decentralising of Nsfas offices
The SA Students Congress (Sasco) has called on the National Financial Assistance Scheme (Nsfas) to decentralize its offices nationwide so…
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MPs want answers from NSFAS on student allowances & corruption
Members of Parliament (MPs) want answers from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) on student allowances and corruption when…
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Minister Nzimande: Failure to address student challenges is why NSFAS board dissolved
Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande said he decided to dissolve the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) board because of…
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NSFAS beneficiaries call on Minister for swift allowance payment
The South African Students’ Congress (SASCO) has called on the National Financial Assistance Scheme (NSFAS) to centralise its regional offices…
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NSFAS board failed to implement its mandate – Blade Nzimande
Higher Education Minister Dr Blade Nzimande says the inability of the outgoing National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) board to…
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NSFAS to disburse outstanding student allowances tomorrow
The National Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) says it will start to disburse outstanding student allowances tomorrow. NSFAS has given the…
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Student organisations call for restructuring of NSFAS after dissolution of board
Some student organizations are calling for the total restructuring of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) following the dissolution…
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NSFAS board dissolved
Higher Education Minister Dr. Blade Nzimande rings in the changes at NSFAS. Nzimande has dissolved the NSFAS board. In a…
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NSFAS attributes negative audits to universities submitting incorrect statements
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has attributed its negative audit outcomes to universities that submit incorrect and inaccurate…
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NSFAS assures beneficiaries that funding won’t be delayed
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has assured beneficiaries that monthly stipends, book allowances, and accommodation funds won’t be…
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NSFAS set to give update on higher education sector state of affairs
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is set to give an update on the state of affairs in the…
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NSFAS board sets wheels in motion to probe allegations of corruption
Acting Chairperson of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) Professor Lourens van Staden says the board has drawn up…
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NSFAS receives adverse audit from Auditor-General
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has received an adverse audit opinion from the Auditor-General’s (AG’s) office for its…
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NSFAS introduces new loan for students in missing middle bracket
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has put in place more interventions for students who fall within the “missing…
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Unisa SRC says Nsfas the reason thousands of students cannot study
The South Africa National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) which offers hope for financially strapped students to study has become…
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Blade Nzimande to give update on state of readiness of higher education sector
Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande is set to give an update on Tuesday afternoon on the state of readiness for…
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NSFAS backs call centre to handle student issues after criticism
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) said it’s all systems go for handling student issues following criticism related to…
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NSFAS chair takes leave of absence
NSFAS board chair Ernest Khosa is taking leave to allow the inquiry into damning recordings about him and Higher Education…
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DA to lay criminal charges against Blade Nzimande over NSFAS claims
The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it will lay criminal charges against Higher Education Minister Dr Blade Nzimande. This after the…
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Calls intensify for Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande to resign
More calls have been made for Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande to be fired. His party, the South African Communist…
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SA Union of Students calls for Blade Nzimande’s axing
The South African Union of Students says it wants the NSFAS board dissolved and Higher Education Minister, Blade Nzimande axed.…
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NSFAS to amend processes to prevent delayed payments to students
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) wants to implement a cut off period to allow universities to submit amended…
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NSFAS looking to streamline system to curb late payments
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) says it’s working to merge its data collection systems with different institutions in…
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Treasury’s move to cut NSFAS funding described as an attack on poor students
The National Treasury’s decision to cut the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) funding by R13 billion is being described…
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OUTA warns of looming student accommodation crisis
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has warned of a looming student accommodation crisis. This it says is due to…
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NSFAS provisionally approves 76 000 applications for 2024
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has provisionally approved 76,0000 applications since the start of the 2024 application season.…
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Over 70 000 students not paid NSFAS grants since May: SAUS
South African Union of Students (SAUS) has reported that over 70 000 students have not received their National Student Financial…
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6 000 KZN students to have their debt cleared
Students from historically disadvantaged backgrounds in KwaZulu-Natal will get a reprieve from paying their student fees. Over 6,000 students in…
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Andile Nongogo to plead case to NSFAS board on why he shouldn’t be fired as CEO
National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) CEO Andile Nongogo has four days to plead his case with its board on…
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Committee on higher education to meet with NSFAS
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) will brief Parliament’s Higher Education Committee. A number of problems related to the…
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