Cash strapped NSFAS says R 350 grant recipients qualify
Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, says the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has been unable to finalise funding for new university students. The scheme is facing a funding shortfall for 2021. Nzimande said that due to COVID-19, NSFAS had to continue paying allowances to students, even when universities were closed, to give students access to multimodal learning and teaching. “This means we had an […]