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Higher Education Department responds to TUT students' NSFAS funding crisis
Students at Tshwane University of Technology are protesting against delayed NSFAS funding, which has left many facing eviction and hunger. The Department of Higher Education and NSFAS acknowledge the issues and are working to resolve them.
How NSFAS intends eliminating student accommodation challenges
NSFAS discusses the current challenges in student accommodation and outlines plans for improvement.
NSFAS faces R5 billion budget overrun in student accommodation for 2024/25
NSFAS reports a R5 billion budget overrun for student accommodation in 2024/25, detailing the challenges faced and steps being taken to address them.
Student accommodation issues: NSFAS outlines challenges and future plans
NSFAS discusses the current challenges in student accommodation and outlines plans for improvement as they face the 2025 academic year.
Bad news for teachers in KwaZulu-Natal: Department may struggle to pay salaries
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education's budget cuts threaten the salaries of over 2,000 teachers.
WHO chief urges Trump to reconsider cuts to global health funding amid warnings of crisis
The WHO chief warned that US funding cuts, especially for HIV and Malaria programmes, could undo decades of global health progress and lead to millions of preventable deaths.
Is Legal Aid SA's land rights unit failing the marginalised?
Discover the challenges faced by South Africa’s Land Rights Management Unit as it struggles to deliver justice to the country’s most vulnerable communities