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.
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is taking steps to deal with issues relating to its accommodation cap of R45 000 per year
Students at the University of Cape Town (UCT) who have embarked on a strike over fee blocks have clashed with the police on Friday, 10 March.
UCT students say they won’t retreat nor surrender as they call for the University to lift the fee block for over 7 000 students.
The club promoted alcohol consumption with posters that encouraged students to spend their NSFAS allowances on discounted drinks.
Europa Lounge has apologised and distanced itself from the ‘NSFAS INGENILE’ student night event that promotes spending the student allowance.
The National Financial Aid Scheme has condemned the use of its name by Europa Lounge to promote the ‘despicable’ use of NSFAS allowances.
It has come to light that NSFAS is paying almost R2m per month to rent an office block – with many offices not even being used.
While scores of students are struggling to access funding, NSFAS reportedly paid almost R20 million rent for office space it did not occupy.
NSFAS has capped private accommodation allowance for university students to R45,000 but UP ask for reconsideration.
NSFAS-funded students will receive virtual or physical cards for bank transactions, said Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande.
In 2023, students funded by the NSFAS will get R1650 monthly allowance. Other allowances have been increased too, find out more here..
Higher Education Minister has revealed that the NRF will now prioritise NSFAS-funded students for their Postgraduate studies
Minister Blade Nzimande revealed that there are around 35 000 students who are allegedly defrauding NSFAS and the SIU is investigating.
A media report claimed Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande tried hiding the disappearance of milions of rands in his department
Dr Blade Nzimande, the Minister of the Department of Higher Education introduces an NSFAS Mastercard for 2023 beneficiaries
Students at the University of Limpopo are protesting because NSFAS has not given out off-campus allowances the whole year.
Bold claims alleging that Mohale Motaung is involved in ‘a sex ring’ and was ‘awarded R5 million by his NSFAS sugar daddy’ have surfaced.