Budget 2025 | NSFAS, tertiary funding shortfalls: Mahfouz Raffee скачать в хорошем качестве

Budget 2025 | NSFAS, tertiary funding shortfalls: Mahfouz Raffee

Students from the University of Cape Town embarked on a second day of demonstrations after handing over a memorandum to the institution on Monday. This is amid ongoing protests at institutions of higher learning across the country over the last two weeks. A number of students are currently being housed at the offices of the Student Representative Council's offices as they have nowhere to go. Ahead of the Budget Speech on Wednesday, a call is made for an in-depth look at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme, accommodation, and fees at universities. A crisis for many other students is that they belong to the so-called 'missing middle'. They can't afford to pay the university fees but also do not qualify for financial assistance from NSFAS. A call has been made for classes to be suspended until this and other issues are addressed. The organization, Equal Education has called on the government to prioritize student welfare and access to higher education. Many students at UCT are buckling under the burden of great student debt. Meanwhile, UCT says in a statement that measures have been put in place to support as many eligible students as possible, with particular focus on financially vulnerable students. Adding that the SRC Assistance Funding has aided 26 students. With around 8,200 beds available, it has the capacity to accommodate 71% of eligible students who applied. We speak to Mahfouz Raffee, Head of research for Equal Education for more. For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.