Randall Carolissen
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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
Students to receive NSFAS laptops by March
Nearly a year after Nzimande announced that NSFAS beneficiaries would receive laptops as part of the interventions for Covid-19 at higher education institutions, the devices are…
Nehawu leaders are ‘betraying us’
The accusation by a branch of the union comes after it withdrew from a parliamentary process
Student funding scheme gets new chief executive and board
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme has been under administration for two years after its board was dissolved and its boss resigned not even halfway through his term
NSFAS’s woes do not help its mandate
Nehawu wants the scheme’s administrator, Randall Carolissen, to be removed
Thousands of students still fail to take up Nsfas funding
The financial scheme assisting those in higher learning institutions says it is ready for the year ahead, but many don’t know that they qualify
Treasury slams excess cash on NSFAS books
At an institution like NFSAS, excess cash is not always a good thing
Sars inquiry resumes, three senior officials set to give evidence
The inquiry has a broad mandate to investigate issues of corporate governance and allegations of misconduct at the revenue collection agency
Sars group executive appointed to NSFAS
Dr Randall Carolissen will serve as an administrator of NSFAS for a period of one year
Sars: Tough economic times undercut tax returns
Sars says despite tax policy reforms which were meant to increase revenue collection, the expected gains didn’t materialise due to a weak economy.