Finding your financial footing
MARYKE STEYNVAART Students have a number of options in order to fund their studies, including personal funding, bursaries or scholarships from a private business or funding scheme such as The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). If these methods of funding are not an option, student loans enable many students to access tertiary education, however, these loans may have future financial implications. There are over 1 million students that were enrolled at public universities in 2017, and there are over 60 000 students enrolled at the University of Pretoria alone. NSFAS spokesperson, Kagisho Mamabolo, told PDBY that “NSFAS supports access to, and success in, higherRead More →