Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation Dr Blade Nzimande briefed the media on the COVID-19 measures for tertiary education institutions.
Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande said the sector made strides by building nine new TVET colleges which were expected to be completed this year.
Africa Check takes a closer look at five claims made by President Cyril Ramaphosa about South African government achievements since 1994.
The financial aid scheme announced this week it's received 50,000 more applications for the 2020 academic year compared to this time last year.
The Alliance for Academic Success' Mohamed Kharwa said since the introduction of the policy at some universities where the majority of students depend on NSFAS, book sales have dropped by as high 91%.
With a fresh approach to new age tertiary education, the doors of learning are wide open at African Leadership University in Mauritius.
Sizwe Nxasana's resignation as chairperson comes at a time when NSFAS is facing problems with allocating allowances to students and payment backlogs from 2017 and 2018.
The man says he started his studies in 2006 and has always dreamt of uplifting students.
South Africa’s 50 T-VET colleges could soon be teaching certain trades to address a serious skills shortage and high unemployment rate.
Social class plays a huge role in people's experiences of accessing and succeeding in higher education.
Higher Education Minister Hlengiwe Mkhize shares what she is expecting from President Cyril Ramaphosa's Sona speech.
Wits officials say the first year registration process begins on Friday.
Mkhize says the new free education policy will apply this year, but only to students who have a firm offer from universities or TVET colleges.
The EFF's Mangaliso Sambo says there is immediate relief being provided by the EFF’s student command to students who need accommodation and resources.
Commission of Inquiry into higher education had recommended that government increase funding to the post-school education and training sector as a whole.
Universities South Africa says it simply cannot wait any longer for President Jacob Zuma to make a pronouncement on the future.
Statistician-General Pali Lehohla says universities are made more expensive because they retain more students than they produce graduates.
Statistician-General Pali Lehohla says the university system is not producing graduates as quickly as it is taking in new students.
