SACP set on ‘divorcing’ the ANC
/ 7 August 2025

SACP set on ‘divorcing’ the ANC

The communist party has rejected overtures from its alliance partner and will contest the 2026 local government elections independently

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Blade Nzimande
/ 20 December 2024

Blade Nzimande

SCORE: E Blade Nzimande faces allegations of bribery for the procurement of tenders at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). Although the minister has refuted the claims, his ethics have been questioned. The department received a clean audit but salary adjustments in the first quarter of 2024 caused variances. It planned to spend R1.711  billion […]

SACP Members to fund party’s election campaign for 2026
/ 13 December 2024

SACP Members to fund party’s election campaign for 2026

The party is also set to discuss whether to ‘donate’ its votes to the ANC after the poll

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SACP to endorse decision to campaign alone for 2026 local government elections
/ 10 December 2024

SACP to endorse decision to campaign alone for 2026 local government elections

The party will hold a special policy conference to decide on how to reconfigure its longstanding alliance with the ANC

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College closures and the pitfalls of privatisation
/ 6 April 2024

College closures and the pitfalls of privatisation

As austerity batters public universities, fly by night institutions leave students in the lurch

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Auditor general  breaks down damning NSFAS report for portfolio committee
/ 14 February 2024

Auditor general  breaks down damning NSFAS report for portfolio committee

The student aid scheme has in the past received qualified audit opinions, but most recently received an adverse opinion because of shambolic internal controls

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SIU recovers R737 million as part of NSFAS investigation
/ 7 February 2024

SIU recovers R737 million as part of NSFAS investigation

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

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Dreams deferred amid NSFAS disrepair
/ 20 January 2024

Dreams deferred amid NSFAS disrepair

Access to the missing middle should be celebrated, but it is only one step in what looks to be a long journey for the higher education system

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Sue us, Outa tells Nzimande after accusing him of graft
/ 12 January 2024

Sue us, Outa tells Nzimande after accusing him of graft

The student funding scheme has accused the civil rights organisation of veering into politics and, like the minister, has threatened legal action

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