Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation Blade Nzimande officially opened applications for the 2021 National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) cycle, on Monday. This year, the NSFAS ...

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme CEO Andile Nongogo at least five providers have been selected to provide NSFAS beneficiaries with laptops.

Private student accommodation providers and universities hoping to pocket more money from students due to the extension of the current academic year to March 2021 are in for a shock.

With its back to the wall, NSFAS again turns to universities to pay its students as it desperately searches for alternatives as classes start With its back to the wall, NSFAS again turns to ...

The acting NSFAS CEO admits there is an ongoing investigation into potentially shady tender deals with 4 student accommodation middlemen.

Last month the Auditor General of South Africa slapped NSFAS with an adverse audit opinion for its 2021/22 financial year.

Senior manager in the office of the Auditor-General, Ignatius Fourie, told MPs that NSFAS had regressed from the previous year by receiving an adverse audit opinion for the 2021/22 financial year.

Applicants seeking financial assistance for postgraduate studies will not be considered. “As of the 2021 academic year, Nsfas will no longer provide funding for postgraduate courses.

Nzimande to NSFAS: Use 'strict' measures to avoid non-payment of student allowances Minister of Higher Education Blade Nzimande said institutions' failure to submit the necessary information on ...

The changes were driven by a shortfall in the budget allocated to the bursary scheme for the 2021 academic year. The result was that NSFAS was not able to commit to funding students in the same manner ...