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SIU claws back R1.7bn for NSFAS as state tightens grip on student funding abuse

More than R1.7 billion meant for poor and working class students has been returned to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) after an investigation exposed years of weak controls, unclaimed funds and payments to unqualified beneficiaries.

KZN education MEC ordered to discipline 16 officials over irregular R2.5 million mobile toilets contract

By Lebone Rodah Mosima KwaZulu-Natal education MEC Sipho Hlomuka has been ordered by the Special Tribunal to initiate disciplinary proceedings against 16 officials implicated in...

SIU investigation targets mismanagement of crucial skills fund

By Thapelo Molefe The long-standing allegations of corruption and mismanagement at the National Skills Fund (NSF) have finally reached a turning point, with President Cyril...

NSFAS faces ongoing challenges amid efforts to stabilise student funding

By Johnathan Paoli The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has provided an update on the student funding process for the 2025 academic year, acknowledging...

MICT SETA faces scrutiny over SIU report and governance issues

By Thapelo Molefe The Media, Information and Communications Technology Sector Education and Training Authority (MICT SETA) is under intense parliamentary scrutiny following the release of...

SIU closing in on corruption at NSFAS, but no one’s behind bars yet

By Edwin Naidu The wheels of justice may turn slowly in South Africa, but the signs appear promising, to borrow a cliché, that the axe...

Skills fund failing to make meaningful contribution: Committee

By Johnathan Paoli The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education has expressed deep concern over the deteriorating state of the National Skills Fund (NSF), following a...

Education committee wants W.Cape IT tender scandal to be further probed

By Thapelo Molefe Members of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Education have recommended that the Special Investigating Unit probe a dodgy tender awarded by the Western Cape...

University of Fort Hare under fire for fraud and governance challenges

By Thapelo Molefe  The University of Fort Hare continues to grapple with allegations of corruption and academic fraud, with Vice-Chancellor Sakhela Buhlungu and other officials providing...

SIU to investigate allegations of procurement misconduct at VUT

By Johnathan Paoli President Cyril Ramaphosa has mandated the Special Investigating Unit to probe allegations of procurement irregularities and maladministration involving contracts at the Vaal...

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