Siyabonga Goni

1 week ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Siyabonga Goni

A ‘misunderstanding’ between NSFAS, institutions and students led to funds being disbursed to people unverified as eligible. The failure by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) to pay TVET college landlords directly has led to confusion and evictions after some students received R13,800 in allowances — despite not being eligible — while others refused to pay their landlords.

1 week ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Siyabonga Goni

Walter Sisulu University students in Mthatha campus are protesting after the university’s residence manager shot and killed a student, while three others were admitted to hospital, according to SRC leader Themba Zikhali.  A person believed to be a student was shot dead and three others admitted to hospital after a staff member identified as a residence manager at the Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha campus in the Eastern Cape, allegedly shot them.

2 weeks ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Siyabonga Goni

'WHEELS OF OPPORTUNITY' Blessed Muyanga, a chemistry student at Stellenbosch University, says he was on the brink of homelessness when Dr Lutz, a lecturer, raised funds to help him by cycling 600km from George to Stellenbosch. The first few months of 2022 were tough for Blessed Muyanga, a Stellenbosch student who had been going from door to door trying to get help as he was without a roof over his head.

2 weeks ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Siyabonga Goni

Scammers are taking advantage of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme’s (NSFAS’) crises as students and accommodation providers are caught in a financial struggle because of delays on loan approvals and a failure to pay the full amount owed to landlords. “We are trying to survive. Sometimes we eat once a day — just four slices each. Sometimes there’s nothing.

3 weeks ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Siyabonga Goni

CALL TO ACTION The National Tertiary Education Union says workers are being victimised for speaking out against bloated executive management structures, while high salary packages affect financial sustainability at universities. The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) says many workers at universities face victimisation after speaking out against maladministration.