The SIU says parents who supplied false parental details for NSFAS funding could face criminal charges as it seeks recovery of R5.1bn and tighter controls.
EFF’s Carl Niehaus condemns Akademia as an exclusive Afrikaans university that preserves privilege, warning it recreates apartheid-era separateness and exclusion.
The ANCYL has asked the NPA to probe an alleged 'accommodation mafia' after the Public Protector found systemic NSFAS failures that improperly funded over 40,000 students.
Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela has called for urgent engagement after an arson attack at CPUT's Bellville campus forced campus closures and residence evacuations.
Buti Manamela says 53,575 applied for the NSFAS missing‑middle loan in 2026 but only 3,102 were assessed eligible; government targets 2027 for a broader funding model.
Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela told Parliament the NSFAS funding shortfall has risen to about R15bn as student demand grows while allocations stay fixed.
The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) has been named the highest-ranked university in Africa in the 2026 Center for World University Rankings (CWUR), and was placed...
After over 60 WestCol students were evicted amid unpaid NSFAS accommodation fees, Deputy Minister Yusuf Cassim secured new NSFAS‑accredited housing and an action plan.
Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela says SETAs that obstruct oversight or misuse public funds will face consequences as government resets governance and performance.
The SIU told Scopa that in 2023 more than R5bn of NSFAS funding may have gone to students with household incomes above R350,000; AG found 14,000...