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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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