Students from various institutions across the country have been battling and protesting about the same issue for years. This includes the distribution of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme’s (NSFAS) student accommodation allowances. Since the start of the year, students have called on NSFAS to implement a better policy and structure for student accommodation to ensure that […]
Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande has released a statement in which he states new Technical Vocational Education and Training colleges and college campuses will soon be developed. Plans to develop new Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges and college campuses were set out in a statement released by the Minister of […]
Recently the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) announced that it will launch an investigation that will probe maladministration at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). The SIU’s main aim is to recover any financial losses suffered by the government and part of the investigation will seek out any fraudulent activities carried out by Nsfas officials. Earlier […]
The current National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) CEO has shared that it has inherited a significant number of problems from his predecessors, this includes failing IT systems which were used as loopholes for corruption and maladministration. However, processes to improve issues faced by the government bursary have started. It has been reported that the […]
Over the past recent days, it has become public knowledge the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is currently under investigation for corruption by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU). The investigation was initiated through a process instituted by the president. Allegations of corruption and maladministration at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) have surfaced, […]
The Eastern Cape currently has the worst unemployment statistics in South Africa and even those with tertiary qualifications are struggling to find employment in the province. According to the latest unemployment statistics 42% of the eligible workforce in the Eastern Cape are unable to find a job. It has recorded the worst rates of unemployment […]
Last week, students at the University of Pretoria (UP) staged a university shutdown in protest against the institution’s planned registration fee increases for both undergraduate and postgraduate students in the 2023/2024 academic years. The protest action followed after the institution announced that registration fees for South African undergraduate students will go up from R5,000 this year to […]
The education department in the Free State has launched a No Racism, Bullying and Anti-Social Behaviour campaign at schools after alleged incidents of racism, bullying and assault at schools in the province. Speaking at the launch of the No Racism, Bullying and Anti-Social Behaviour campaign as HTS Louis Botha Technical High School, the Deputy Minister of […]
Consumers around the country are feeling the pinch in their wallets as consumer inflation accelerated to a 13 year record high. This results in consumers needing to spend more on the same products which they may not be able to afford. Earlier this week, Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) revealed that consumer price inflation reached a […]
Many individuals spend hundreds of hours working to obtain qualifications which will improve their prospects of finding employment. However, an increasing trend has emerged where individuals simply falsify qualifications to reap the benefits of a degree or diploma. The University of Johannesburg (UJ) will make use of technology to protect the integrity of the qualification […]