Dr Randall Carolissen’s duties include overseeing the opening of the 2019 application process and ‘all necessary’ forensic investigations
Dr Randall Carolissen will serve as an administrator of NSFAS for a period of one year
The National Students’ Financial Aid Scheme came under fire after Naledi Pandor instructed the institution to halt funding for 2019 students
Sibongile Mani was asked to hand herself over to the Hawks office where she was then arrested
Nearly half of those who qualify for funding are affected but the financial aid scheme blames institutions for being tardy
The state should intervene and rezone suburbs to lower property prices and rent
UFS has rejected the perception created by Thato Rossouw in ‘The cold shadow of exclusion’
The progress of free education is off to a good start, but there are still issues that need to be dealt with
The academic programme at the University of KwaZulu-Natal has been suspended following violent clashes between campus security and students
People’s experiences of accessing and succeeding in higher education are affected by their social standing
For funders of tertiary education, ensuring students graduate does not end when fees fall
Although analysts and activists agree that fee-free higher education is a milestone achievement, they’ve raised concerns about the future
About 200 employees claimed management had failed to meet their demands of higher minimum salaries and permanent employment for workers on contract
Expect to fork out for budget shortfalls, free education and Eskom, but interest rates, fuel and food could provide some relief
How will the body deal with the president’s surprise announcement?
Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba’s budget speech revealed the treasury’s inability to fund the full cost of free higher education
Kgomotso Neto Tleane’s photographs carve a revisionist path of his experience of Johannesburg.
Unless the middle management at Nelson Mandela University changes, poor, black women students will remain threatened
Steven Zwane is the scheme’s new boss and wants buy-in to support the business of helping students
The financing of undergraduate degrees but not postgraduate is short-sighted and counterproductive
Readers write in about anti-Semitism, sexism, and corruption
It was confirmed today that a NSFAS recipient was mistakenly paid R14-million instead of the allocated R1 400 for food allowance.
The student had reported it to the university, but had allegedly spent R500 000 of it in the past five months.
Funding models have emerged to address higher education costs
Many students continue to rely on NSFAS for financial support but some believe it is not the best platform
The gazette proposes a “blueprint” for funding the full costs of study for the very poor, the poor and the missing middle.
Readers write about report card missteps and the Ikusasa Student Financial Aid Programme
A new university fees scheme proposes a government and private sector partnership.
The protesters’ frustrations are not unwarranted and a government commitment is required.
Fee-free higher education could cost as much as an additional R71-billion a year
Institutions enrolled students in good faith as they awaited funding — which has yet to materialise.
Senior government staff and company directors are a significant portion of those who have not repaid their loans.