STUDENT FUNDING
Protests over aid delays shut campuses
University of Venda students plan to stay away until all their demands have been met
The University of Venda and the University of the Free State’s Qwaqwa campus remained closed this week after students protested against payment delays by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). Students at the University of Venda were adamant they would stay away until they had all had received their allowances from the scheme for food and school supplies. The University of Free State’s management said they had decided to temporarily close the university until April 18 "due to the imminent threats to the safety of staff and students on the campus". Acting principal of the Qwaqwa campus Teboho Manchu said the situation was made difficult by the fact that students on provisional registration who were waiting for the outcome of their NSFAS appeals were dealing directly with NSFAS. "This makes it difficult for the university to intervene," said Manchu. University of Venda spokesman Takalani Dzaga said students had made it clear that they would not return to class until payme...
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