The Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister for Higher Education, Science & Technology Chantel King says the The DA has written to the University of South Africa (UNISA) and the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) asking them ...
·over 3 years ago
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) yesterday held a hearing with the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) on its annual report and financial statements for the 2019/20 financial year. NSFAS has received a qu...
·about 3 years ago
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has not yet been able to confirm funding eligibility for first-time entering students wishing to study in public universities in 2021. addressing the public Minister of higher Educatio...
·about 3 years ago
Cabinet has sent their sincere condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of the Mthokozisi Ntumba who was shot on Thursday during a protest at Wits University. Minister of Higher Education Blade Nzimande says he has directed th...
·about 3 years ago
The DA has revealed that 29 140 students currently owe money to universities as a result of inefficiencies at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). In response to a DA parliamentary question, Minister Blade Nzimande conf...
·almost 3 years ago
Higher education minister Blade Nzimande has given the board of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) until the 30th of August to tell him how they plan to correct all the challenges around the direct payment system of allowa...
·9 months ago
The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology held a media briefing on the state of readiness of public higher education institutions as well as the National Student Financial Aid Scheme. Speaking on load shedding, Nzimande ex...
·over 1 year ago
Protesters clash with police in February in Cape Town over student funding. Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images South Africa’s public order policing is as ill as it ever was. This has been illustrated in recent student prote...
·about 3 years ago
I am grateful that I join the National Student Financial Aid Scheme Board chairperson, Mr Ernest Khosa and CEO, Mr Andile Nongogo on the occasion of their media briefing to announce the NSFAS state of readiness for the academic year 202...
·about 1 year ago
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is expecting its first batch of digital learning devices (laptops) for NSFAS funded students who are registered at a public University and Technical and Vocational Education and Trainin...
·about 3 years ago
The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, welcomes the decision by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) Board to request the database for unfunded 2021 registered students eligible for NSFA...
·over 2 years ago
The South African Union of Students (SAUS) held a media briefing on the Higher Education Sector's readiness for the 2023 academic year. The union spoke on the universities' state of readiness, as well as NSFAS' allowances and guidelines....
·about 1 year ago
National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) board chairperson Enerst Khoza has revealed that the organisation has defunded 31 224 students due to dishonesty.
·9 months ago
National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) CEO Andile Nongogo has been fired amid a R47-billion payments scandal.
·6 months ago
Over R5 billion of money from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme has been disclosed for having funded student that do not meet the financial assistance criteria. This, as revealed during the Parliament's Standing Committee on Publ...
·about 1 year ago
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has revealed that it has provisionally funded 1.2 million students and rejected about 240,000 bursary applications so far for the 2024 academic year.
·about 2 months ago