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Thousands of matriculants from poor families look set to be excluded from universities next year because the funding scheme has rejected their applications on questionable grounds. TheMercurySA kailenepillay

 

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TheMercurySA kailenepillay Have the people with problems tried to phone PresJGZuma? I’m sure he can help neh...

JackD157 TheMercurySA kailenepillay I thought NSFAS was in place FOR poor students? How can this be? Disgrace, students work& study hard (I know & helped a few as tutor, apply, registration & w/ NSFAS shortfall: living basics/ bus home) the process is for R350k households & orphans? This cannot be! Poor* students

StateCaptureUpd TheMercurySA kailenepillay R350K is the household income threshold

TheMercurySA kailenepillay Still didn't get the reason why Sizwe resigned, maybe he was not prepared to deny poor people education as our government instructed.

TheMercurySA kailenepillay I am one of the 37000 rejected students, my parents are both unemployed I really don't know about the R350K. January is around the corner for registrations and I don't even have a cent in my name. I am pleading for help!

TheMercurySA kailenepillay Could the Alumni of Historical applications from disadvantaged backgrounds support those families? Could NSFAS should set up a Alumni ‘StepUpToUni’ support group and direct Applicants to that. Alumni can then support with no strings attached.

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