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.
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.
A donation initiative aimed at helping learners in some of the Eastern Cape’s under-resourced schools has instead become the subject of a criminal investigation after the...
More than 72 000 students who meet the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) funding criteria will now be allowed to register after the scheme approved...
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.
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...
NSFAS faces accusations of mismanagement after 32,000 students missed meal allowances. Officials say some payments have been restored and investigations continue.
Preliminary SIU findings show over R5bn in NSFAS aid went to ineligible students and 40,000+ applications exceeded the R350,000 threshold. Arrests and investigations continue.
Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela told MPs a non‑statutory April 13 NSFAS meeting had no minutes and phones were collected; former board members dispute parts of...