Universities say that they simply cannot accommodate any more students, while the EFFSC says it will beat institutions into submission.
NSFAS received more than 3 200 applications a day over the period from September to December.
NSFAS has faced numerous scandals and mismanagement issues over the last few years. Will the new man in charge finally be able to get it right?
South Africa’s just-ousted Minister of Finance committed another R57 billion to free higher education and training over the next three years. In his first (and last – he was removed from the portfolio less than a week later) budget speech, Malusi Gigaba followed through on former president Jacob Zuma’s controversial promise in December last year of free higher education. […]
A conservative, yet potentially fruitful budget
Masutha believes SA is set to benefit greatly from free education in the long term.
Wanting to apply last minute? Or make some 11th hour changes? Here’s what you should know…
Wits University is sticking by their stance on further applications for the 2018 academic year. The Free education bombshell by Zuma is still causing chaos.
The red berets have backed the President’s plans to cut university fees
Nationalisation of mines and banks also managed to creep into the statement made by Ndlozi on the report.
Can’t you go five seconds without doing something corrupt, Mr President?
Michael Sachs has walked away, after being ‘undermined’ by political inteference
Former University of the Witwatersrand SRC leader Shaeera Kalla is being treated at hospital after she was shot by police at least nine times with rubber bullets, the university confirmed on Thursday.
Churches pledge support to protesting UKZN students at a march held yesterday in Durban
Are 87% of South African students in no-fee schools? Or is it 87% of high school students? Both these claims were attributed to the ruling party’s secretary general. And both are incorrect.