STUDY STRIFE NSFAS fails to pay accommodation rent, opening window for landlords to evict students 5 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
ACCOMMODATION WOES TVET accommodation crisis: NSFAS disbursement errors lead to student evictions and financial chaos 2 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
NSFAS CRISES Multiple funding crises open door to scammers as students await loan approvals and accommodation 4 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
HOUSING MESS Uncovering the truth: Nsfas's ghost students claim sparks controversy over accommodation payments 3 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
STUDENT FOOD INSECURITY Starved for education – the harsh hunger crisis gripping SA university campuses 8 min 10 By Takudzwa Pongweni, Ernst Calitz and Estelle Ellis
STUDENT SUPPORT Student financial aid scheme appoints new acting CEO to turn around financial crisis 4 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
DAILY MAVERICK WEBINAR A lifeline with challenges: Experts discuss funding, disparities, and the future of NSFAS 5 min 0 By Lerato Mutsila
CIVIL SOCIETY WATCH: 24 FEBRUARY to 2 MARCH The conflict in Ukraine, unpacking the true state of student aid, deep dive into right-wing politics and other events in civil society 5 min 0 By Lerato Mutsila
ACCOMMODATION WOES Dig these digs — Australia, US varsities offer creative solutions to SA’s student housing crisis 5 min 2 By Takudzwa Pongweni
STUDENT SUPPORT NSFAS board finally appointed in effort to fix financial and governance crises 5 min 1 By Takudzwa Pongweni
BUDGET 2025 OP-ED Shrinking budget leaves thousands of students with no pathway to higher education 4 min 0 By Aliya Chikte and Matshidiso Lencoasa
UNIVERSITY ACCOMODATION Students sleep in streets as Cape Peninsula University of Technology faces housing crisis 7 min 6 By Takudzwa Pongweni and Kristin Engel
RENT MESS Unpaid NSFAS fees threaten student accommodation: a looming crisis ahead of 2025 academic year 6 min 8 By Takudzwa Pongweni
TERTIARY TROUBLES OP-ED Vice-Chancellors: 'Funding of public higher education institutions is in crisis mode' 3 min 8 By Sizwe Mabizela and Thandwa Mthembu
OBITUARY Sibusiso Bengu — Special Official Funeral declared for SA’s first democratic-era education minister amid flood of tributes 5 min 2 By Takudzwa Pongweni
HIGHER EDUCATION As NSFAS finally submits its 2022/23 annual report, AG flags R60bn in irregular spending over four years 5 min 1 By Siyabonga Goni
STUDENT FUNDING NSFAS set to leave R2m-a-month Cape Town offices after minister moves to terminate lease 3 min 2 By Siyabonga Goni
PARLIAMENT Struggling NSFAS to get a full board by mid-October, says Minister Nkabane 3 min 0 By Suné Payne
ACCOUNTABILITY Higher education deputy minister's no-show sees plug pulled on key student funding meeting in Parliament 5 min 16 By Suné Payne and Siyabonga Goni
STUDENT FUNDING NSFAS battles backlogs, staff and tech woes as MPs criticise R2m rent for swish Cape Town offices 5 min 6 By Siyabonga Goni and Lisakanya Venna
BUDGET VOTE New Higher Ed minister committed to 'rooting out corruption and maladministration in NSFAS' 4 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
