Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training Yusuf Cassim, MP, has met with Services Sector Education and Training Authority (Services SETA) at its Parktown, Johannesburg, headquarters to discuss the organisation’s work on skills funding and bursary support. The meeting included an update from the organisation on its state, and the challenges it has faced under … Read more
A week-long TVET awareness campaign got underway in the greater Tshwane area and surrounding towns and villages, after a briefing at Tshwane North College’s Mamelodi Campus on connecting young people with information about vocational education, careers and jobs. The TVET Drive by Campaign, which draws on information from the post-school education and training sector, is … Read more
For students whose tuition fees are partly funded by a financial aid programme, knowing that they will get the support and payments on time could be equally important as simply getting the approval in the first place. The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) acknowledges the problems that students’ uncertainty about any funding approval, university … Read more
The Transport Education and Training Authority (TETA) has pledged to accelerate outstanding bursary allowance and apprentice stipend payments for nearly 300 beneficiaries left without support from February to August 2026. The commitment comes after engagement between Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister Yusuf Cassim and TETA this week in relation to complaints lodged through the … Read more
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has made a payment of more than R222.6 million to six universities to cover 2,927 Funza Lushaka bursary beneficiaries, who it appears the institutions will now have to pay the outstanding allowances to. The payment, which came to R222 688 894, was confirmed in a media statement by … Read more
Services SETA partners with the Mpumalanga Department of Education for a five-day Career Expo in Nkangala District. The first day saw Services SETA delegates at L.D. Moetanalo Secondary School and Sozama Secondary School meet Grade 9 learners regarding career guidance, subject choices and further-education pathways. The Career Expo intends guiding learners to make more-informed education … Read more
Services SETA makes a monitoring visit to MUT on 18 August 2026 to review 110 students’ progress in a funded internship placement programme This is to ensure that students are being placed in appropriate training sites and report on their progress and concerns prior to graduation in 2027. The annual internship placement is part of … Read more
The appointment of Lehlogonolo Masoga as Administrator of the Services Sector Education and Training Authority has been extended by five months, and he will retain the position until 19 January 2027. Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has approved the extension, which will take effect on 19 August 2026. The decision facilitates continuity in … Read more
More than 40 000 students in 76 higher education institutions were improperly funded through NSFAS with an estimated value of R5.1 billion, according to a Public Protector investigation. This has resulted in questions being raised about the administration, governance and financial management of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme. The Public Protector, Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka, … Read more