The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) has distanced itself from a false statement circulating on social media claiming that its 2025 registration portal has closed due to budget ...

NSFAS (National Student Financial Aid Scheme) beneficiaries say a simple issue of updating personal information via the NSFAS Student Portal, the only means to register and access crucial information ...

In a statement issued this week, NSFAS described the claims as “entirely misleading” and a “gross misrepresentation” of its current operations and funding position. “NSFAS strongly repudiates this ...

More than 6 000 Nsfas applications are still awaiting verification, and 26 972 applicants still have outstanding documents.

More than 100,000 students have lodged appeals with the National Student Financial Aid Scheme after receiving their funding outcomes for the 2026 academic year.

“NSFAS is pleased to confirm that it has processed all 2026 funding applications prior to the start of the 2026 academic year as committed to by the 31st December 2025. All students can view their ...

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) says it is fully prepared for the 2026 academic year, with all funding applications processed ahead of schedule and systems in place to support ...

The Private Student Housing Association (PSHA) has warned that students may not be able to return to accommodations if the National Students Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) fails to pay outstanding debt ...

In a letter to the EFF’s MP Sihle Lonzi, the acting CEO of NSFAS, Waseem Carrim (pictured) admits that the student bursary scheme’s board of directors has launched an investigation into a tender deal ...

Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation Blade Nzimande officially opened applications for the 2021 National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) cycle, on Monday. This year, the NSFAS ...