NSFAS
NSFAS
NSFAS
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Pressure mounts over NSFAS crisis as SIU finds widespread fraud and improper payments
Pressure is on Minister Buti Manamela over NSFAS maladministration, with investigations revealing improper funding and widespread fraud affecting thousands.
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NSFAS tracks down former students owed refunds on loan overpayments
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme is hunting for former beneficiaries who overpaid their student loans and are owed refunds,.
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SIU uncovers deep-seated rot in Free State bursary scheme: Criminal charges and millions in recovery loom
The SIU uncovered systemic exploitation of a bursary scheme in the Free State, revealing mismanagement and potential criminal conduct involving R8.3 million.
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NSFAS releases accommodation payments as scheme operates under administration
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme has released payments for private student accommodation at universities.
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Civil society group calls for minister’s removal over NSFAS collapse
Outa has called for the removal of Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela following his decision to place NSFAS under administration.
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Student funding scheme under fire, placed under administration
NSFAS has been placed under administration for the second time in eight years following a governance collapse marked by board resignations.
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NSFAS dismissed fake R630,000 student payment claim as AI-generated hoax
NSFAS warns of legal action against misinformation after manipulated social media post goes viral.
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Onwettige studenteverblyf kan lei tot diskwalifikasie vir NSFAS-befondsing
Tydens ’n oorsigbesoek aan studente-akkommodasie in Oudorp, Kroonstad, het die VF Plus bevind dat studente in sekere gevalle in onaanvaarbare omstandighede woon.
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Record number of applications received for NSFAS funding
NSFAS receives record 893,847 applications for 2026 academic year, approving 609,653. New accommodation framework addresses student housing challenges.
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Hawks arrest former SRC member for NSFAS fraud
RUSTENBURG – A 24-year-old former Student Representative Council (SRC) member from Rustenburg TVET College is set to appear in the dock today, facing serious charges of fraud and corruption related…
