While acknowledging Nongogo’s leave of absence due to allegations connected to the new payment system, Minister Blade Nzimande reiterated his endorsement of the initiative.
Watch news in a minute for a summary of University students protested NSFAS at Parliament in Cape Town yesterday.
Cape Town’s NSFAS students had a march to parliament, to express their disapproval with the scheme’s new direct funding arrangement.
Based on reports by NSFAS, students at four universities have been left homeless due to unaffordable housing. Minister Blade Nzimande stated that billions were put into infrastructure projects in 26 South African universities to enhance and expand housing facilities across the nation.
Students across the country have protested against the new NSFAS direct payment system tender awarded to eZaga.
Student allowance are to cover accommodation, food, tuition and transport costs, yet come students are still without allowances
Watch news in a minute for a summary of Nzimande is all but praise for the new direct payment system by NSFAS.
Universities South Africa (USAf) has warned that new financial aid rules for students pose threat to universities finances.
The NSFAS has defunded 45 927 dishonest and unworthy students, after discovering that these students applied with false information.
The NSFAS board spoke to the media about initial problems in their system and tackled student protests over 45,000 defunded students
Tensions escalated at the University of the Free State with 22 students arrested due to the unrest. The situation remains tense as student protests continue to unfold nationwide.
Watch news in a minute for a summary of Students from the University of Pretoria took to the streets to demonstrate against NSFAS.
Following days of demonstrations, more students took to the streets on Wednesday to hand over a Memorandum of demands.
NSFAS has announced the second payment for university students using the newly introduced black card for August.
The four companies out bid the big four banks, FNB, ABSA, Nedbank and Standard Banks as well as MTN for the NSFAS tender.
NSFAS has announced that it will be making the first payment of allowances through its Bank Account tomorrow.
Students at Cape Peninsula University of Technology are still unsure about their future after the university forced them to leave.
A deadly crash between two buses happened on the N2 between Mossel Bay and Voorbaai. No CPUT students were killed.
UJ returned R311 million to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) made up of unallocated student funds from 2016 to 2021.
Students at East Cape Midlands College’s Graaff-Reinet campus have taken to protesting over the delayed payment of their NSFAS allowances.
SCOPA heard that approximately R5.1 billion of NSFAS funds had been spent on ineligible students. The revelations were made during a SIU briefing.
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has reportedly accredited 3 000 beds to deal with the student accommodation crisis.
The South African National Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has announced it will increase students living allowances by 10%.
NSFAS millionaire Sibongile Mani has been recently elected as the treasurer of the Walter Sisulu University (WSU) convocation committee.
Sibongile Mani who was found guilty of stealing NSFAS’s R14 million is running for the treasure position for WSU Convocation Committee.