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Manamela clarifies employment of foreign academics at TVET colleges

Higher Education Minister, Buti Manamela, says more than half of the academics often identified as "foreign nationals" in South Africa’s TVET college sector are, in fact, naturalised South African citizens or permanent residents who should be afforded the same employment opportunities as other South Africans. Manamela briefed Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training on Wednesday, amid growing public debate over the employment of foreign academics in the country’s […]

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NSFAS urges students to appeal unsuccessful applications

National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) CEO, Wassim Carrim, says students who do not meet academic progression requirements or financial eligibility criteria may lodge an appeal with the scheme. Carrim provided the update during a media briefing in Pretoria on Thursday. He says appeals may be granted on grounds such as medical conditions, traumatic events, or other circumstances that may have affected a student’s ability to complete their academic qualification. […]

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