Incoming NDPP lauded for his anti-corruption record as head of the SIU while critics see red
The student financial aid scheme said its appeals process would be open until 14 January
The National Student Aid Scheme insisted it had fully funded his studies, despite suggestions to the contrary from student leaders
The technology’s unalterable digital trail would reduce fiscal leaks and prevent large-scale corruption draining the public purse
Protests over accommodation shortfalls have taken place at the University of Cape Town, Cape Peninsula University of Technology and Nelson Mandela University
Students are appealing for intervention from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme and the respective universities
A new student allowance payment mechanism for universities and colleges will be fully developed by September 2024
The minister said detractors have celebrated the reputational damage to the student funding scheme, his department and the government.
The troubled student financial aid scheme will be placed under administration
The student financial aid scheme’s board has rejected calls by students demanding that their accommodation allowances be paid to them directly
Three days of protest because allowances are now paid directly to landlords
The civil rights organisation says students have been asking it to intervene and warned if the crisis was not resolved fast, they would have no option but to protest
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The financial aid scheme did not take steps to ensure a settlement between the funds paid to higher education institutions and the allocation of those funds to students
Minister’s statement comes amid kickback allegations against himself and the fund’s chairperson
The student funding scheme has accused the civil rights organisation of veering into politics and, like the minister, has threatened legal action
The taxpayer-funded scheme has accused the civil rights organisation of veering into politics and, with the higher education minister, has threatened legal action
NSFAS told Parliament on Wednesday that the number could rise to 121,000 students by 2025
The South African Union of Students claims the financial aid scheme is close to collapse after its failure to pay stipends to over 70 000 students since May
