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Blade Nzimande: Don’t allow NSFAS to be abused
Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande is urging students to stop abusing the NSFAS scheme. The minister says students who lost…
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CPUT students fear being evicted again if NSFAS payment issues are not resolved
A second-year Marine Engineering student at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) says she is worried about being evicted…
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SAHRC concerned about violence used at student protest
The South African Human Rights Commission says it’s concerned about the continued use of violence during student protests. Chaotic scenes…
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Minister Nzimande: Challenging NSFAS payment system essential to reduce corruption
Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande said while there have been challenges with the new National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS)…
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NSFAS working with various entities to verify information submitted by applicants
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) said it was working with various entities to verify information submitted by students…
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NSFAS says universities partly blamed for disruptions at higher learning institutions
The National Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) says universities are partly to blame for the disruption in higher learning institutions following…
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NSFAS to explain its new direct payment system in wake of student protests
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is set to brief the public on its new direct payment system as…
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Protesting Durban University of Technology students vow to return to picket lines on Friday
Students at the Durban University of Technology says it will return to the picket lines on Friday. On Thursday, a…
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Defunding by NSFAS leaves university students in dilemma
The recent defunding of students by the National Financial Aid Student Scheme (NSFAS) has sent shockwaves across universities, leaving many…
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CPUT students fear eviction due to NSFAS funding problem
Nearly 400 students from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology fear being homeless due to accommodation funding problems. Students residing…
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TUT students want NSFAS grievances addressed by management
Students at the Tshwane University of Technology have been protesting over NSFAS payment system called ” Izaga”. Classes have been…
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Sasco disappointed with rollout of new Nsfas direct payment system
Some student organizations are unhappy with the new payment system that has been introduced by the National Student Financial Aid…
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NSFAS to respond to student demands
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) will on Friday respond to demands by students at 14 universities. On Wednesday,…
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Student leaders meeting with NSFAS over grievances
Student leaders from various universities across the country are currently meeting with the management of the National Student Financial Aid…
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Parliament calls on NSFAS to get its house in order amid ongoing student protests
NSFAS must get its house in order. That’s the stern warning from Parliament’s Higher Education Committee. It comes amid ongoing…
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NSFAS welcomes SIU findings on 40 000 unduly funded beneficiaries
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) says it acknowledges and welcomes the SUl report presented in the Standing Committee…
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Calls for Nzimande to resign following NSFAS funding revelations
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Student Command in the North West has called for the resignation of the Minister of…
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NSFAS welcomes SIU probe
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has welcomed findings by the Special Investigating Unit. However, board chairperson, Ernest Khoza…
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SMU management expected to meet students
Students from the Sefako Makgatho Health Science University in Pretoria are demanding University management lift the suspensions of three SRC…
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NSFAS working on solving student issues
The various financial difficulties that college and university students are encountering are being looked at. That’s according to Higher Education…
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Wits lifts R10 000 upfront fee
The University of the Witwatersrand has lifted the R10,000 upfront fee that students need to pay before moving into their…
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Wits University talks deadlock
Wits SRC has met with fellow students to provide feedback following meetings with the university’s management. But as soon as…
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Minister Nzimande concerned about violent nature of Wits student protests
Minister of Higher Education and Training Blade Nzimande has expressed concern about the violent nature of student protests at some…
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Academic start disrupted at Durban University of Technology
No registration and financial aid, no lectures. That’s the decision of the Durban University of Technology SRC who argue that…
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Blade Nzimande: Student debt is a threat to sustainability of higher education in SA
Minister Blade Nzimande has emphasized that the extent of student debt posed a serious threat to the future sustainability of…
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Mvelo Siyaya: From poverty to the academic arena, teachers brought out the best in me
Your disadvantaged upbringing should not determine the rest of your life. This is DUT lecturer and Ph.D. student Mvelo Siyaya’s…
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SIU to probe alleged NSFAS corruption & maladministration
Allegations made by a whistle-blower have led to the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) investigating allegations of corruption and maladministration at…
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Nehawu: SIU’s probe into Nsfas long overdue
Trade union Nehawu said the Special Investigating Unit’s (SIU) probe into the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is long…
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SIU to investigate allegations of corruption at NSFAS
President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorized the Special Investigating Unit to probe allegations of corruption and maladministration at the National Students…
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Meet Mohale’s alleged sugar daddy
Influencer Mohale Motaung is trending on Twitter again as Mzansi eagerly awaits the premiere of his highly anticipated tell-all interview…
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Minister Nzimande says Sassa may be involved in NSFAS corruption
Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande on Friday said he suspected that the entry point to corruption over funding…
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Students at CUT continue to express concerns over unresolved NSFAS issues, victimisation
Students at the Central University of Technology (CUT) continue to raise concerns over unresolved National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS)…
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SAFTU concerned over NSFAS delays
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) said its ‘gravely concerned’ about the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS)…
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Student union: Govt is using Sibongile Mani as a scapegoat
The South African Union of Students said the justice system used convicted Walter Sisulu University student Sibongile Mani as a…
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NSFAS thief, Sibongile Mani sentenced to 5 years in jail
The Walter Sisulu University student who was convicted of the theft of National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) funds has…
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NSFAS student Sibongile Mani found guilty of R800 000 theft
An accounting student who was mistakenly credited with R14million in her NSFAS student account at the Walter Sisulu University, and…
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Blade Nzimande notes sharp increase in demand for NSFAS bursaries for 2022
Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande said that there had been a sharp increase in the demand for National Student Financial…
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Makana Municipality mayor helps students apply for NSFAS funding
Prospective students have just 10 days left to apply for funding from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). NSFAS…
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NSFAS extends application deadline
NSFAS has extended the deadline for student applications to 21 January. Initially, submissions had to be made by 7 January.…
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Blade Nzimande defends 75% pass proposal for Nsfas-funded students
Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande on Wednesday defended the government’s proposal for students to pass 75% of their…
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Minister Nzimande slams those against 75% module pass rate requirement for NSFAS funding
Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande said those opposed to the 75% module pass rate requirement for National Student Financial Aid…
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SAUS rejects NSFAS 75% pass mark proposal for students to continue being funded
The South African Union of Students has raised objections to a NSFAS (National Student Financial Aid Scheme) proposal that students…
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Blade Nzimande confirms NSFAS student funding applications to open on 2 November
Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande has announced that NSFAS applications for student funding will open on 2 November…
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Sibongile Mani maintains her innocence; says she is not guilty of theft
The Walter Sisulu University (WSU) student accused of stealing R14 million of NSFAS money maintained her innocence, despite admitting to…
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Student who received NSFAS millions returns to court
The theft case against former Walter Sisulu University student Sibongile Mani is expected to resume at East London Regional Court…
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Soshanguve matric pupil desperate for ID ahead of final exams
With less than a month to go before the start of matric exams, a Soshanguve pupil is desperate to get…
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Sassa still processing 845 000 applications of COVID grant, over 3.7 million declined
The South African Social Service Agency (Sassa) is still processing over 845,000 applications for the special social relief of distress…
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NSFAS applications open from 18 August
The National Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is allowing those who missed the previous application period to apply. The new window…
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1st-year UWC students urged not to use their NSFAS food allowances to pay rent
First-year students from the University of the Western Cape (UWC), who benefited from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS)…
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26-year-old evicted student dies of hunger and fatigue after spending days sleeping outside campus
When Mlungisi Manyanya could not reach his sister after calling her for six consecutive days, little did he know that…
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