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NSFAS’s woes do not help its mandate

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Nehawu wants the scheme’s administrator, Randall Carolissen, to be removed
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The student funding scheme changes lives – it’s too important to fail

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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.
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Code 300: a game changer for the missing middle

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Launched in 2017 to solve the funding challenge faced by the ‘missing middle’ students, ISFAP provides students the funding for their studies.
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What drives Judy Dlamini’s success

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She credits her parents and their work ethic for the person she has become and she encourages others to follow suit
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NSFAS chair Sizwe Nxasana resigns after ‘extreme strain’ on the payments system

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The National Students’ Financial Aid Scheme came under fire after Naledi Pandor instructed the institution to halt funding for 2019 students
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NSFAS follows Zuma’s new plan – but with caution

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How will the body deal with the president's surprise announcement?
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WSU student accidentally receives R14m NSFAS deposit

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The student had reported it to the university, but had allegedly spent R500 000 of it in the past five months.
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Ivy League schools fail black parents’ grade

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Two mothers say their choice schools encourage pupils to embrace their indivuality and culture
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Can Sizwe Nxasana change the fortunes of NSFAS?

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Blade Nzimande has appointed the outgoing FirstRand chief executive to chair the board of the struggling student bursary scheme for four years.
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Slow response to gender-based violence

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The debate about gender-based violence is easily obscured by statistics, as horrifying as they may be.
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FirstRand considers expansion into Kenya

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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.
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FNB cowardly to capitulate to ANC

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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.
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Motshekga ‘disappointed’ over FNB ad SMS leak

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Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says she is disappointed that an SMS between her and Firstrand chief executive Sizwe Nxasana has been leaked.
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Will the banks get a new boss?

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