Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister Blade Nzimande says as the government continues to spend a large share of its national budget on education, the challenge is to maximise the impact of this progressive investment. The Minister was speaking at the launch of the National Plan for Post-School Education... Read more

Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, has cast the spotlight on investing in young scholars, as a number of academics in public universities are nearing retirement.  Citing the 2023 Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Indicators Report, Nzimande noted that the proportion of staff over the age... Read more

Higher Education and Training Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, has noted a significant increase in the budget allocation by government to fund the children of the working class through the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). Nzimande said NSFAS funding, for instance, increased more than five-fold only in six years,... Read more

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) will release additional funding from its coffers for qualifying university students who require additional months to complete their academic year. This comes after the NSFAS received no additional funds from government due to South Africa’s difficult fiscal situation. According to the Higher... Read more

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has received over 493 000 applications from students seeking funding for 2021. With only four weeks left before the closing of the NSFAS 2021 application cycle, Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, said an analysis has revealed that the number... Read more

Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, has condemned the torching of the Oval student residence at the Westville campus, at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). “The destruction of university property is a criminal offence and all those engaging in such acts must be arrested and... Read more

Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, has released the latest protocols from Higher Health for the 2020/21 examination period in the Post-Schooling Education and Training (PSET) sector. The protocols will guide 26 universities, 50 Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges and other post-schooling institutions... Read more

In an effort to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the 2020 academic year, Higher Education Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, has published a national framework to ensure that the cost for tuition and accommodation will remain the same for the 2020 academic year, regardless of its length at the... Read more

Over 600 000 screenings have been done across the post-school education and training (PSET) system since the launch of HealthCheck last month. HealthCheck is a risk assessment tool used by students and staff entering campuses to self-check their body temperature daily. Based on the answers entered on the platform,... Read more