Update
MOSSEL BAY NEWS - Classes at the South Cape TVET College in Mossel Bay are mostly back to normal following protests that turned violent in February.
Students protested with regards to their National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) bursary grants. Some students said they did not receive their money.
NSFAS is a government entity under the Department of Higher Education, Science and Technology and provides financial support to disadvantaged students who wish to further their studies at public universities or TVET colleges.
South Cape College principal Elsie Potgieter released a statement in February in which she said an agreement had been reached between the management of the South Cape College and student representatives.
According to the agreement, an interim payment was paid on Friday, 21 February, to students who met certain requirements and a second payment was scheduled for 5 March. Potgieter said students were requested to submit their outstanding documentation required for the NSFAS bursary allowances.
She noted in the statement that the challenge remained that the NSFAS status of bursaries "funded" changes daily, based on the verification of bursary application data at NSFAS.
Potgieter requested that students who had not received allowances, checked the progress of their bursary application on their NSFAS profiles.
Three suspects arrested during protests on the campus on charges of public violence and malicious damage to property will make their second appearance in the Mossel Bay Magistrate's Court on 27 March.
Previous articles:
- Students vow to protest 'until we are heard'
- Students released after brief appearance in court
- Protesting students aggressive
- Students stage protest action
- Update: South Cape College students' protest
- South Cape College students still protesting
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