A new student allowance payment mechanism for universities and colleges will be fully developed by September 2024
Wits sent students notices stating that they were liable for tuition, allowance and accommodation costs for 2020. The bombshell was dropped on the students in the last week of March.
AG Kimi Makwetu’s ‘real-time’ audit of contracts and relief schemes indicate ‘a higher risk of fraud and abuse of funds’
Those at historically disadvantaged universities feel abandoned while their peers at richer institutions continue with their studies
We need a NSFAS that is run effectively and efficiently to serve poor and working class young people who want to change their lives through education.
Universities and vocational colleges have the responsibility of protecting graduates’ futures
A lack of policy coherence, course differentiation, and institutional capacity hinders these institutions
With private security keeping watch, the university and SRC seem to be working towards a compromise on student debt
The financial scheme assisting those in higher learning institutions says it is ready for the year ahead, but many don’t know that they qualify
One staff member was arrested last month for fraud amounting to just over R30 0000
Sars executive brought in experts to sort out the shambles he found institute in
The student was injured during protests at DUT Steve Biko campus and later died in hospital
The budget is expected to increase next year to R32-billion to fund about 400 920 TVET students and 377 050 university students
The 2019 election marks the first time that young people will constitute the highest number of voters in South Africa, giving them plenty of power
On Friday, Zwane, the CEO of NSFAS, resigned on the first day of his disciplinary hearing
Students have been urged to sign outstanding NSFAS bursary agreements to ensure that their 2019 application proceeds smoothly
Steven Zwane’s suspension is amid allegations of maladministration at the student aid scheme
Dr Randall Carolissen’s duties include overseeing the opening of the 2019 application process and ‘all necessary’ forensic investigations
Dr Randall Carolissen will serve as an administrator of NSFAS for a period of one year
The National Students’ Financial Aid Scheme came under fire after Naledi Pandor instructed the institution to halt funding for 2019 students
Sibongile Mani was asked to hand herself over to the Hawks office where she was then arrested
Nearly half of those who qualify for funding are affected but the financial aid scheme blames institutions for being tardy
The state should intervene and rezone suburbs to lower property prices and rent
UFS has rejected the perception created by Thato Rossouw in ‘The cold shadow of exclusion’
The progress of free education is off to a good start, but there are still issues that need to be dealt with
The academic programme at the University of KwaZulu-Natal has been suspended following violent clashes between campus security and students
People’s experiences of accessing and succeeding in higher education are affected by their social standing
For funders of tertiary education, ensuring students graduate does not end when fees fall
About 200 employees claimed management had failed to meet their demands of higher minimum salaries and permanent employment for workers on contract
Expect to fork out for budget shortfalls, free education and Eskom, but interest rates, fuel and food could provide some relief
How will the body deal with the president’s surprise announcement?
Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba’s budget speech revealed the treasury’s inability to fund the full cost of free higher education