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 ...

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 extended its bursary application period to 15 February, even though it has yet to settle outstanding fees for the previous year. Several tertiary ...

For those who have been rejected, NSFAS has put out a social media post reminding them of their deadlines and next steps that ...

Missed September deadlines? A TikToker shares 2027 bursaries still open for South African students, including NSFAS, ISFAP, science and engineering funding.

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has congratulated the class of 2025 on their matric results and offered guidance to first-time students who qualify for funding. “This achievement ...