Questions linger as applications for new varsity loan scheme open
Universities are still to be told how to determine which students are eligible
24 January 2024 - 05:00
Applications for the government’s new loan scheme for higher education students from the “missing middle” have officially opened, though students and universities are still in the dark about how it will work.
The missing middle refers to students who are ineligible for free higher education because they come from households with an annual income above the R350,000 threshold, but cannot afford the costs themselves...
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