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NSFAS board dissolved as Carolissen steps in
Article
/ 21 August 2018

NSFAS board dissolved as Carolissen steps in

Dr Randall Carolissen’s duties include overseeing the opening of the 2019 application process and ‘all necessary’ forensic investigations

By Gemma Ritchie
Sars group executive appointed to NSFAS
Article
/ 17 August 2018

Sars group executive appointed to NSFAS

Dr Randall Carolissen will serve as an administrator of NSFAS for a period of one year

By Tehillah Nieselow
NSFAS chair Sizwe Nxasana resigns after ‘extreme strain’ on the payments system
Article
/ 9 August 2018

NSFAS chair Sizwe Nxasana resigns after ‘extreme strain’ on the payments system

The National Students’ Financial Aid Scheme came under fire after Naledi Pandor instructed the institution to halt funding for 2019 students

By Pieter Du Toit
NSFAS big spender to have her day in court
Article
/ 29 May 2018

NSFAS big spender to have her day in court

Sibongile Mani was asked to hand herself over to the Hawks office where she was then arrested

By Gemma Ritchie and Mashadi Kekana
Payment delays anger students
Article
/ 25 May 2018

Payment delays anger students

Nearly half of those who qualify for funding are affected but the financial aid scheme blames institutions for being tardy

By Tebogo Tshwane and Bongekile Macupe
Market affects students’ lives
Article
/ 11 May 2018

Market affects students’ lives

The state should intervene and rezone suburbs to lower property prices and rent

By Pedro Mzileni
Free State university decries financial exclusion article
Article
/ 26 April 2018

Free State university decries financial exclusion article

UFS has rejected the perception created by Thato Rossouw in ‘The cold shadow of exclusion’

By Staff Reporter
Government making strides in fee-free tertiary education drive
Article
/ 24 April 2018

Government making strides in fee-free tertiary education drive

The progress of free education is off to a good start, but there are still issues that need to be dealt with

By Gemma Ritchie
Classes suspended as students, university security clash at UKZN
Article
/ 21 March 2018

Classes suspended as students, university security clash at UKZN

​The academic programme at the University of KwaZulu-Natal has been suspended following violent clashes between campus security and students

By Kaveel Singh
Class and social capital affect university students
Article
/ 7 March 2018

Class and social capital affect university students

People’s experiences of accessing and succeeding in higher education are affected by their social standing

By Sioux McKenna
Fee-free education isn’t enough
Article
/ 2 March 2018

Fee-free education isn’t enough

For funders of tertiary education, ensuring students graduate does not end when fees fall

By Thashlin Govender
Fallists ponder sustainable higher education
Article
/ 23 February 2018

Fallists ponder sustainable higher education

Although analysts and activists agree that fee-free higher education is a milestone achievement, they’ve raised concerns about the future

By Tebogo Tshwane
NSFAS workers on strike for higher wages
Article
/ 21 February 2018

NSFAS workers on strike for higher wages

About 200 employees claimed management had failed to meet their demands of higher minimum salaries and permanent employment for workers on contract

By Bernard Chiguvare
What’s on the cards for 2018?
Article
/ 5 January 2018

What’s on the cards for 2018?

Expect to fork out for budget shortfalls, free education and Eskom, but interest rates, fuel and food could provide some relief

By Lynley Donnelly, Thulebona Mhlanga and Tebogo Tshwane
NSFAS follows Zuma’s new plan – but with caution
Article
/ 18 December 2017

NSFAS follows Zuma’s new plan – but with caution

How will the body deal with the president’s surprise announcement?

By Bongekile Macupe
Treasury yet to find the billions to fund #FeesMustFall
Article
/ 27 October 2017

Treasury yet to find the billions to fund #FeesMustFall

Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba’s budget speech revealed the treasury’s inability to fund the full cost of free higher education

By Thulebona Mhlanga
Kgomotso Neto Tleane: Capturing the beauty of and in us
Article
/ 13 October 2017

Kgomotso Neto Tleane: Capturing the beauty of and in us

Kgomotso Neto Tleane’s photographs carve a revisionist path of his experience of Johannesburg.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Place of learning is a female fear factory
Article
/ 11 October 2017

Place of learning is a female fear factory

Unless the middle management at Nelson Mandela University changes, poor, black women students will remain threatened

By Pedro Mzileni
Student fund gets a human face
Article
/ 29 September 2017

Student fund gets a human face

Steven Zwane is the scheme’s new boss and wants buy-in to support the business of helping students

By Bongekile Macupe
Postgrads urgently need funding
Article
/ 15 September 2017

Postgrads urgently need funding

The financing of undergraduate degrees but not postgraduate is short-sighted and counterproductive

By Mamokgethi Phakeng
Letters to the editor: September 8 to 14 2017
Article
/ 8 September 2017

Letters to the editor: September 8 to 14 2017

Readers write in about anti-Semitism, sexism, and corruption

By Letters
Service provider to take ‘legal action’ against R14m student
Article
/ 30 August 2017

Service provider to take ‘legal action’ against R14m student

It was confirmed today that a NSFAS recipient was mistakenly paid R14-million instead of the allocated R1 400 for food allowance.

By Staff Reporter
WSU student accidentally receives R14m NSFAS deposit
Article
/ 30 August 2017

WSU student accidentally receives R14m NSFAS deposit

The student had reported it to the university, but had allegedly spent R500 000 of it in the past five months.

By Jenni Evans
Here’s #HowToPayTheFees
Article
/ 15 June 2017

Here’s #HowToPayTheFees

Funding models have emerged to address higher education costs

By Staff Reporter
NSFAS assistance is a debt trap, students claim
Article
/ 13 January 2017

NSFAS assistance is a debt trap, students claim

Many students continue to rely on NSFAS for financial support but some believe it is not the best platform

By Aaisha Dadi Patel and Raeesa Pather
​Increasing student aid includes rethinking curriculums
Article
/ 13 January 2017

​Increasing student aid includes rethinking curriculums

The gazette proposes a “blueprint” for funding the full costs of study for the very poor, the poor and the missing middle.

By Staff Reporter
Letters to the editor: January 6 to 12 2017
Article
/ 6 January 2017

Letters to the editor: January 6 to 12 2017

Readers write about report card missteps and the Ikusasa Student Financial Aid Programme

By Letters
​Student aid funding scheme may have a new future
Article
/ 20 December 2016

​Student aid funding scheme may have a new future

A new university fees scheme proposes a government and private sector partnership.

By Prega Govender
​Hope can calm student ‘tantrums’
Article
/ 11 November 2016

​Hope can calm student ‘tantrums’

The protesters’ frustrations are not unwarranted and a government commitment is required.

By Staff Reporter
Are student loans the only answer?
Article
/ 7 October 2016

Are student loans the only answer?

Fee-free higher education could cost as much as an additional R71-billion a year

By Staff Reporter
Blade Nzimande’s R1bn varsity debt
Article
/ 24 June 2016

Blade Nzimande’s R1bn varsity debt

Institutions enrolled students in good faith as they awaited funding — which has yet to materialise.

By Prega Govender
Sars tracks down student loan defaulter who owes R217 496
Article
/ 7 June 2016

Sars tracks down student loan defaulter who owes R217 496

Senior government staff and company directors are a significant portion of those who have not repaid their loans.

By Prega Govender
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