Weekend discussions between UWC and NSFAS have left the university "hopeful" that its fees crisis could be resolved before the end of September.
About 20 students at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) have been arrested following fee-related protests on Monday that turned violent.
Students hoping to enrol as first years at the Durban University of Technology next year could be in for a shock: they might not get NSFAS funding.
The deeply troubled Durban University of Technology (DUT) closed its doors, suspending all academic activities, on Wednesday at around noon.
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has to date recovered just over a quarter of the R12-billion it has loaned to poor student.