Government scrambling to fund poor varsity students
Officials say NSFAS will be unable to cover as many students as it has in the past
10 March 2021 - 18:57
The government is scrambling to find additional funding for poor higher education students as sporadic protests against financial exclusion flare up at some universities.
One person died on Wednesday after police fired rubber bullets at protesting students at Wits University’s Braamfontein campus...
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