National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS)
Climbing the Glass Cliff: Why We Must Rally Behind Our New NSFAS Chairwoman
South Africa has a new chairwoman at the helm of the National Student Financial Aid…
UNISA Academic Dr Karen Stander Appointed New NSFAS Board Chairperson
The University of South Africa (UNISA) has described Dr Karen Stander’s appointment as chairperson of…
UKZN Student’s Life Ruined After Being Fraudulently Declared Dead To Claim Capitec Bank Funeral Policy
A 27-year-old University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) student from Durban has had her life turned upside…
Wits, UFS Universities Return R800 Million In Unallocated Funds To NSFAS
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed two prominent South African universities’ payment of R800…
Ramaphosa’s Tintswalo Narrative Backfires
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) has been met with criticism from South African political parties and social media users, who have expressed their skepticism towards his portrayal of a prosperous country. On Thursday, February 8, 2024, Ramaphosa delivered his final SONA for the sixth parliament but delivered what detractors called an ANC re-election campaign. Using a metaphorical approach, Ramaphosa shared the fictional story of Tintswalo, who was born in 1994 and experienced the positive effects of…
NSFAS Defends Direct Payment System After Student Protests
Following a week of violent protests involving students from various universities nationwide, the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has come out in defence of its newly introduced eZaga direct payment system. Last week, students from the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), the University of Limpopo, and the University of Venda protested outside the offices of the Department of Higher Education and Training in Pretoria, forcing police to disperse them using stun grenades and rubber bullets when the protest action…