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Sizwe Nxasana

Telkom’s long game bears fruit
Business
/ 15 August 2021

Telkom’s long game bears fruit

The partly state-owned firm has battled the odds to become the third-biggest mobile operator in SA

By Sarah Smit
Portfolio committee pins hope on new Nsfas boss and board to turn scheme around
Education
/ 13 February 2021

Portfolio committee pins hope on new Nsfas boss and board to turn scheme around

The new leaders of the student funding scheme inherit years of instability and poor financial records

By Bongekile Macupe
NSFAS’s woes do not help its mandate
Education
/ 21 October 2020

NSFAS’s woes do not help its mandate

Nehawu wants the scheme’s administrator, Randall Carolissen, to be removed

By Bongekile Macupe
The student funding scheme changes lives – it’s too important to fail
Education
/ 25 July 2020

The student funding scheme changes lives – it’s too important to fail

We need a NSFAS that is run effectively and efficiently to serve poor and working class young people who want to change their lives through education.

By Bongekile Macupe
Code 300: a game changer for the missing middle
Article
/ 24 June 2019

Code 300: a game changer for the missing middle

Launched in 2017 to solve the funding challenge faced by the ‘missing middle’ students, ISFAP provides students the funding for their studies.

By Ikusasa Student Financial and Aid Programme
What drives Judy Dlamini’s success
Article
/ 4 January 2019

What drives Judy Dlamini’s success

She credits her parents and their work ethic for the person she has become and she encourages others to follow suit

By Staff Reporter
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 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
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
Ivy League schools fail black parents’ grade
Article
/ 11 August 2017

Ivy League schools fail black parents’ grade

Two mothers say their choice schools encourage pupils to embrace their indivuality and culture

By Bongekile Macupe
Can Sizwe Nxasana change the fortunes of NSFAS?
Article
/ 5 August 2015

Can Sizwe Nxasana change the fortunes of NSFAS?

Blade Nzimande has appointed the outgoing FirstRand chief executive to chair the board of the struggling student bursary scheme for four years.

By Bongani Nkosi
Slow response to gender-based violence
Article
/ 28 February 2014

Slow response to gender-based violence

The debate about gender-based violence is easily obscured by statistics, as horrifying as they may be.

By Johann Barnard
FirstRand considers expansion into Kenya
Article
/ 5 February 2014

FirstRand considers expansion into Kenya

The financial services provider hopes to restart its expansion plans into the African continent and says this time Kenya could be the place to begin.

By Staff Reporter
FNB cowardly to capitulate to ANC
Analysis
/ 1 February 2013

FNB cowardly to capitulate to ANC

As the storm over the disastrous FNB ad campaign blows over, it’s important to examine its implications for SA as a budding democratic society.

By Songezo Zibi
Motshekga ‘disappointed’ over FNB ad SMS leak
Article
/ 28 January 2013

Motshekga ‘disappointed’ over FNB ad SMS leak

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says she is disappointed that an SMS between her and Firstrand chief executive Sizwe Nxasana has been leaked.

By Sapa
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Article
/ 11 March 2010

Will the banks get a new boss?

Finance Minister Gordhan is weighing the possibility of a new independent regulator for South Africa’s banks.

By Maya Fisher French
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Article
/ 9 June 2009

FirstRand appoints Nxasana as group CEO

FirstRand has appointed Sizwe Nxasana, head of its core banking unit and a former chief of telecoms firm Telkom, as its new chief executive.

By Staff Reporter

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