National Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande told Parliament the department is doing whatever it can to make sure no student is left behind as institutions adjust to the new learning programmes during the pandemic.
The Higher Education Department said there was no need for the National Union of South African Students’ to declare a national shutdown at universities because the minister already indicated his willingness to work with them.
Higher Education and Training Minister Naledi Pandor says there has been a trend of landlords charging exorbitant prices to funded students, crippling the government purse.
Higher Education Minister Naledi Pandor says the turnaround at NSFAS has ensured that 2019 students benefiting from financial aid scheme are already receiving allowances.
A final year law student was shot dead during those protests last week over the alleged rigging of the SRC voting process.
It’s aimed at improving student success, staff development and the implementation of new curricula to better respond to needs of the workplace.
Higher Education Minister Naledi Pandor says poor students entering university and colleges for the first time will receive an addition R7 billion in financial aid.
