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An unsustainable student funding model puts higher education at risk
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Student places to be tied to targets in major university funding change: High-quality research, success for Indigenous Australians and quality teaching will be ...
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Sports betting puts college students' finances, futures at risk, experts warn: No description available.
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University food schemes help fill gap for hungry students: Students without funding are struggling to eat and study at university, with some relying on their ...
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-30-university-food-schemes-fill-the-gap-as-student-hunger-threatens-academic-success/

Over 1-million applications for 2027 NSFAS funding : Prospective students have until Saturday to apply for financial aid to study at public universities and TVET ...
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Student debt fuels fresh tensions at universities: After protests over upfront fees at Rhodes University, a Unisa business school expert says the fix is not ...
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NSFAS 2027 applications are open, but funding pressures are mounting: Students have until 31 October to apply for 2027 NSFAS funding.
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Nsfas sets October deadline for 2027 accommodation rules: Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela says the department and Nsfas must resolve outstanding student ...
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Manamela promises timely NSFAS payments: Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela says the government is redesigning NSFAS to improve its performance ...
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Manamela warns NSFAS funding model is ‘unsustainable’ as shortfall heads towards R33 billion
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OpinionNSFAS has to change to survive, but how?: A scheme built to open the door to higher education has grown into the country’s largest social grant ...
dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-08-27-nsfas-is-due-a-major-overhaul-but-consensus-ends-there/

'You can't keep replacing one dysfunctional system with another' - DA calls for NSFAS funding overhaul
ewn.co.za/2026/08/19/you-cant-keep-replacing-one-dysfunctional-system-with-another-da-calls-for-nsfas-funding-overhaul
‘Too low and too slow’: Manamela admits NSFAS missing-middle loan delays as applications hit 53,500
iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-08-14-too-low-and-too-slow-manamela-admits-nsfas-missing-middle-loan-delays-as-applications-hit-53500/

Is crowdfunding the future of paying for university?: One local organisation suggests crowdfunding could be part of the solution to South Africa's student ...
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Top official proposes replacing NSFAS with direct funding: As NSFAS enters its third period under administration, Deputy Minister Mimmy Gondwe has proposed ...
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New funding model in development for 'missing middle' students as debt hits R23bn: Ramaphosa
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NSFAS overhaul underway after R1.7 billion misallocation uncovered by SIU investigation
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How R1.7 billion in NSFAS funding went missing and what government is doing about it
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