Education
Criminals target Cape Peninsula students evicted from residences
Local criminals have taken advantage of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) students who were evicted from their students’ housing.
This comes after some...
‘Free State university students sell sex as NSFAS fails to pay’
Build A Better South Africa (Babsa) says stranded female students at the University of Free State are forced to stay with their boyfriends due...
Ex-Minister Naledi Pandor takes up new academic role at UP
Higher Education and Training Minister, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane, has congratulated former Cabinet Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, on her recent appointment as an Honorary Professor...
Pupils still endure arduous 20km daily walk to school
More than 8,000 pupils in the North West still endure punishing daily long walks of up to 20km to school due to shambles in...
NSFAS finalises students’ allowance payments for 2025
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has announced that the allowance payments for the 2025 academic year has been finalised and are ready...
Education MEC sued for school playground injury
A pupil who fractured her right arm during an unsupervised netball practice on a hazardous playing field has successfully sued the Limpopo education MEC...
Mpumalanga landlords feel the pinch
More than 150 landlords in Mpumalanga are on the brink of financial ruin after the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) failed to pay...
R70m student debt relief for Eastern Cape youth
The Eastern Cape Provincial Government has launched a R70-million historical debt relief programme to address youth unemployment and financial barriers to economic participation.
The groundbreaking...
New board offers troubled NSFAS a fresh start
Parliament’s portfolio committee on higher education has welcomed the appointment of a new National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) board.
The committee believes the board...
Soweto teacher accused of rape removed from school
A 45-year-old male teacher from Lufhereng Secondary School in Soweto is accused of raping a Grade 11 girl learner at his home on Thursday...
