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Parliament’s committee urges NSFAS to ensure all 2025 funding applications are processed accurately

The Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education is urging the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) to ensure that this year’s funding applications are processed accurately, allowing only eligible students to receive support. The committee’s chairperson, Tebogo Letsie, also expressed concerns regarding the delayed release of the 2024 matric results, warning that this could disrupt the start of the academic year. “We have observed the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) actively […]

today17 January 2025

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Higher learning institutions to go on early recess from Wednesday: Nzimande

The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Dr Blade Nzimande, says all public institutions of higher learning will go on early recess as of Wednesday until 15 April. About 2.5 million students at universities and TVET colleges across the country will be affected. The decision will however not affect postgraduate students. Nzimande met with stakeholders including labour unions, students’ representatives and representatives from various universities, in Pretoria, on Tuesday. […]

today18 March 2020

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Higher education getting ready for ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’: Pandor

The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) is gearing itself up for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Higher Education and Training Minister Naledi Pandor on Thursday in her budget speech said she intends to set up a multi-sectoral task team to advise the higher education sector on how it should take up the opportunities of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. "In 2017 my colleague, Minister (Blade) Nzimande, referred to the challenges […]

today18 May 2018

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Nzimande presentation expected at higher education inquiry

Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande is expected to make a presentation to the Commission of Inquiry into Higher Education and Training when it sits in Centurion on Thursday. The commission was established by President Jacob Zuma as part of a range of measures to address a demand for fee-free education. Nzimande's presentation comes in the third week of violent protests over his announcement on fees for 2017. On September 19, […]

today13 October 2016

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