The higher education sector gets new leadership

Eleven days after being inaugurated as the president of the Republic Of South Africa, Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa, announced his Cabinet on Sunday evening, June 30, 2024.The National Student Financial Aid Scheme will now report under a new Ministry, that of Higher Education, and Training led by Dr Nobuhle Nkabane and Deputy Ministers, Mr Buti Manamela and Dr Mimmy Gondwe.

NSFAS Board Chair condemns the intentional misrepresentation of the SIU report.

In an interview with ENCA this morning, Mr Khosa condemned media reporting that suggests the fraudulent transactions are still proceeding.

This is history. We have since established systems that would eliminate such activities, He reminded viewers that the period in question is 2018-2021 and has no relevance to the current situation wherein systems have been radically improved, and measures have been put in place to prevent such errors.

The NSFAS Board wishes to reassure all stakeholders that the current systems have eliminated the prevalence of these fraudulent activities .

Who qualifies for the Bursary?

You qualify for a NSFAS bursary if you are a South African citizen who plans to study in 2023 or you are already studying at a public university or TVET college and you meet the following requirements:

• SASSA recipients automatically qualify on financial eligibility
• Your combined household income is not more than R350 000 per year or
• Person with a disability with a combined household income of not more than R600 000 per year or
• Must have email and cell phone number

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