Financially vulnerable people living in South Africa rely on social grant payments from Sassa to survive. The grant payment agency has announced the suspension of grant payments.

NSFAS plans to decentralise its operations in a bid to better serve its students. However, the government bursary scheme has been urged to adjust its decentralisation efforts.

TVET Colleges have longed played second fiddle to universities in South Africa. The government has unveiled its strategy to make TVET Colleges more desirable among prospective students.

There are more 18 million people set to receive social grant payments in June 2025. Grant collection points have been confirmed.

Parents in the Western Cape will receive placement offers for their children at schools in the province. The Provincial Education Department is urging parents to ensure their contact information is correct.

Thousands of students receive comprehensive funding from NSFAS. The government bursary scheme confirmed a special payment run for the end of May 2025.

As the month of June draws closer, many grant beneficiaries are wondering how much their payments will be for the sixth month of the year. Grant payment amounts and dates have been confirmed.

As the academic year nears the end of the first semester, students around the country are facing funding challenges. South Africa’s largest bursary scheme has revealed what is being done to assist affected students.

NSFAS pays millions of rands in accommodation payments to landlords housing students around the country. However, the scheme may be paying for substandard accommodation. 

Unemployed people in South Africa will continue to benefit from the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant until March 2025. However, stakeholders are calling for the transformation of the grant.