A programme supporting career development, in partnership with Services SETA, is expanding to reach more learners in the Gert Sibande District with activities taking place at Bee Maseko Secondary School and Camden Combined School, in addition to Masizakhe Secondary School. The programme is designed to support learners by exposing them to the range of career … Read more
The Wits Crucible Centre for Entrepreneurship and Wits Business School have achieved two milestones in supporting entrepreneurship: the completion of a Technopreneurship Accelerator Programme and the groundbreaking of 47 Main, a new entrepreneurship-focused space at Wits. The two milestones were celebrated in an event where delegates, leaders of academia, key figures in business and individuals … Read more
Unemployed South Africans studying courses backed by the Services Sector Education and Training Authority (Services SETA) are being warned to understand the implications of a funded skills programme before accepting an offer of study. Concerns were raised after reports on 2 September 2026 regarding disruptions to state-funded programmes which left learners questioning the value of … Read more
The amount of R222.7Million has been transferred to six universities to clear outstanding payments for 2,927 Funza Lushaka Beneficiaries, with the establishments now set to clear the remaining allowances. The R222,688,894 was transferred from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) to the six universities after Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister Yusuf Cassim met … Read more
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has terminated funding for 6,514 students within the 2026 academic year after the students were determined to have failed the applicable academic progression requirements. The issue has sparked concerns regarding the short-term impact on students who may have already incurred accommodation, registration and other costs. The figure was … Read more
The Services Sector Education and Training Authority (Services SETA) is supporting multiple initiatives that serve to ease the path of South Africans through the education system and into the workforce. The body has allocated R9.3 million to assist 155 CPUT students with historical student debt, R20 million for first-time entering students without NSFAS funding, R90 … Read more
Learners funded by the Insurance Sector Skills Fund (ISSF) have graduated from their studies towards a National Certificate in Wealth Management, the latest in a series of skills development initiatives aimed at supporting South Africa’s insurance industry. The cohort, which comprised both unemployed and employed candidates, graduated from the Ikhwezelihle Training Institute which hosted the … Read more
The Safety and Security Sector Education and Training Authority (SASSETA) played a role in the official launch and handover of the Ngqungqushe Campus and Renewable Energy Training Centre at Ingwe TVET College, Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape, event. In addition the day provided an avenue for local high school learners and unemployed youth to engage with SASSETA … Read more
More than 70,000 eligible students have been cleared to register after NSFAS intervened to address funding and registration problems at some universities. The relief follows concerns by Unisa and six other technikon students whose NSFAS funding and registration got stuck in administrative and funding problems The intervention comes as NSFAS administrator Prof Hlengani Mathebula takes … Read more
South African students who are unable to fund their own studies have several options to choose from, but there is no one-size-fits-all student grant. For those who qualify, the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) represents the biggest student funding programme in South Africa, but bursaries, financial aid, government-sponsored opportunities, company-sponsored options, and other funds … Read more