STUDENT FUNDING Pressure grows on NSFAS to decentralise; CEO promises phased roll-out at campuses 5 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
CAMPUS CLOSURE Fort Hare students fear for their future after classes at university are suspended 6 min 2 By Siyabonga Goni
INTERVIEW NSFAS acting CEO Waseem Carrim reveals plans to tackle governance and financial crises 3 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
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
RENT MESS Unpaid NSFAS fees threaten student accommodation: a looming crisis ahead of 2025 academic year 3 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
PHANTOM SHARES The Finance Ghost: The lowdown on Capitec, Balwin and ADvTECH 3 min 0 By The Finance Ghost
COMPANIES ADvTECH delivers solid interim results and hikes dividend by 30% 4 min 0 By Georgina Crouth
WORLD OF WORK OP-ED Learnerships may be part of the answer to youth unemployment, but they must be meaningful 4 min 0 By Aunyana Moloisane
CAMPUS STRIFE CPUT set to reopen campuses after violent fee protests — but now industrial action looms 3 min 0 By Velani Ludidi
HIGHER EDUCATION Crowdfunding platforms step in to alleviate South Africa’s student debt crisis 4 min 0 By Michelle Banda and Alinaswe Lusengo
DIRE LEARNING South African students still battling ballooning debt despite protests and promises 6 min 2 By Michelle Banda and Alinaswe Lusengo
HELL AFFAIRS Internationalisation or xenophobia? Foreign staff and visa woes at SA universities 5 min 4 By Srila Roy
BLACKOUTS Stress levels soar: University students cry for help as load shedding takes its toll on their mental and emotional states 5 min 1 By Anna Southwell
BUSINESS OF BASIC EDUCATION SA private school groups’ results show resilience, and inefficiency of public schools 4 min 2 By Georgina Crouth
#YOUTHRISING2022 State of education on the ground differs from government reports — youth experts 5 min 1 By Unknown Author
GROUNDUP: OPPORTUNITY DIVIDES Children of low-income immigrants excluded from tertiary education bursaries 3 min 0 By Kimberly Mutandiro for GroundUp
Maverick Citizen: Student Hunger Lack of coverage of higher education institutions in right-to-food policies is perpetuating student hardship 4 min 0 By Michelle Banda
OP-ED Students will return on an unequal footing because of poor remote-learning access 5 min 0 By Emma Whitelaw, Samantha Culligan and Nicola Branson