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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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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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