Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Yusuf Cassim MP, met with the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) Acting CEO, Mr Laurence Aadnesgaard, and his management team on Friday, 6 ...

The 2023 academic year started with students voicing their grievances about the financial burden of tertiary education. At the University of Cape Town (UCT), the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) ...

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme’s (Nsfas) crippling string of IT challenges, “improper conduct” by its former CEO Andile Nongogo and bursary payment delays in 2023 cast the spotlight once ...

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is working with the South African Revenue Service (Sars) to track down ...

Briefing the media on the department’s state of readiness for the opening of the 2024 Post School Education and Training (PSET) academic year on Tuesday, 23 January, Higher Education, Science and ...

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has paid R222.7m to six universities for the Funza Lushaka Bursary Programme, benefiting 2,927 students. In a statement on Saturday, the Ministry of ...

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has extended its bursary application period to 15 February, even though it has yet to settle outstanding fees for the previous year. Several tertiary ...

Higher Education and Training Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, has urged all learners who wish to enter the post-school system and students, who do not have financial assistance to continue their studies, ...

The Auditor-General of South Africa has revealed in a report that there is serious rot that has taken root at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). During a joint meeting between the AGSA ...

In a statement on Saturday, the Ministry of Higher Education and Training said the payment of R222,688,894 was confirmed during Deputy Minister Yusuf Cassim’s meeting with senior NSFAS officials and ...