Landlords struggling to keep lights on amid NSFAS turmoil
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“The South African National Student Accommodation Association has raised alarm over the decision by higher education minister Buti Manamela to place NSFAS under administration once again.”
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Multiple independent news sources (Daily Maverick, Flipboard, Sowetan, Dailydispatch) confirm that Minister Buti Manamela placed NSFAS under administration.
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— Buti Kgwaridi Manamela (born 10 July 1979) is a South African politician who is currently serving as the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology since 21 July 2025 having served as Deputy…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buti_Manamela
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— The Minister of Higher Education is the minister in the Cabinet of South Africa with responsibility for higher education in South Africa. The post was created as the Minister of Higher Education and T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Higher_Education_(…
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— The third cabinet of Cyril Ramaphosa, also known as the Government of National Unity (GNU), is the incumbent cabinet of the Government of South Africa. It was appointed on 30 June 2024 after the May 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_cabinet_of_Cyril_Ramapho…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_cabinet_of_Cyril_Ramapho…
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“NSFAS has now been placed under administration for the third time since 2018.”
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Both the Sowetan and Dailydispatch explicitly state that this marks the third time since 2018 that NSFAS has been placed under administration.
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— The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is a South African government student financial aid scheme which provides financial aid to undergraduate students to help pay for the cost of their te…
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Student_Financial_Aid…
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— Universities South Africa (USAf), formerly known as Higher Education South Africa (HESA), is an intermediary that represents all 26 public universities leaders to the general public and acts in the …
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— Faleolo International Airport (IATA: APW, ICAO: NSFA) is an airport located 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of Apia, the capital of Samoa.
Until 1984, Faleolo could not accommodate jets larger than a Boein…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faleolo_International_Airport
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faleolo_International_Airport
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“a growing number of student accommodation providers in Tshwane and other parts of the country were facing electricity disconnections because of unpaid municipal accounts.”
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Web search results from SANSAA and TimesLIVE confirm that student accommodation providers, specifically in Tshwane and other regions, are facing electricity disconnections due to unpaid accounts linked to NSFAS instability.
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— Prior to 1994, immigrants from elsewhere faced discrimination and even violence in South Africa due to competition for scarce economic opportunities. After majority rule in 1994, contrary to expectati…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophobia_in_South_Africa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophobia_in_South_Africa
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— Tshwane University of Technology (TUT; Afrikaans: Tshwane-Universiteit vir Tegnologie) is a higher education institution in South Africa that came into being through a merger of three technikons — Tec…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tshwane_University_of_Technolo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tshwane_University_of_Technolo…
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— The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (Afrikaans: Stad Tshwane Metropolitaanse Munisipaliteit; Tswana: Mmasepala wa Toropokgolo ya Tshwane; Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Toropokgolo ya Tshwane)…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Tshwane_Metropolitan_M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Tshwane_Metropolitan_M…
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“the 2026 NSFAS rental rates remain unresolved”
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Two independent web search results (one mentioning SANSAA and another mentioning OUTA) confirm that the 2026 NSFAS rental rates remain unresolved and unfinalized.
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— Faleolo International Airport (IATA: APW, ICAO: NSFA) is an airport located 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of Apia, the capital of Samoa.
Until 1984, Faleolo could not accommodate jets larger than a Boein…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faleolo_International_Airport
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faleolo_International_Airport
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— Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. Cape Town is the country's second-largest city by population, afte…
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— The Alliance of Nation State Forces (ANSF) (Arabic: تحالف قوى الدولة الوطنية, romanized: Taḥāluf Quwā ad-Dawla al-Waṭaniyya), also called the National State Forces Alliance (NSFA) is a Shia political …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliance_of_Nation_State_Force…
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“The association called on newly appointed administrator Prof Hlengani Mathebula”
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Three independent web sources (including SABC News) confirm the appointment of Prof Hlengani Mathebula as the administrator of NSFAS.
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— Manamela also announced the appointment of Professor Hlengani Mathebula as the administrator.“Stabilising student funding operations, improving student accommodation oversight, resolving appeals and s…
https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/manamela-puts-nsfas-under-…
https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/manamela-puts-nsfas-under-…
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— Newly appointed National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) administrator Prof Hlengani Mathebula has been tasked with stabilising the troubled student funding scheme at a critical moment for higher…
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-05-who…
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-05-who…
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— Professor Hlengani Mathebula has been appointed as the Administrator. He will temporarily oversee the organisation’s operations and strategic direction until a new board is officially constituted. The…
https://www.ewn.co.za/2026/05/04/manamela-dissolves-nsfas-bo…
https://www.ewn.co.za/2026/05/04/manamela-dissolves-nsfas-bo…
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