{"id":91570,"date":"2025-10-15T14:45:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T14:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ufs-policy-on-debt-does-not-impact-nsfas-students"},"modified":"2025-10-15T15:13:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T15:13:01","slug":"ufs-policy-on-debt-does-not-impact-nsfas-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ufs-policy-on-debt-does-not-impact-nsfas-students","title":{"rendered":"UFS Policy on Debt Does Not Impact NSFAS Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The University of the Free State (UFS) said a policy that stipulates students with outstanding debt cannot be provisionally registered does not affect those funded by the National Students Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS).<\/p>\n<p>In the past, students have complained that the scheme has paid registration late, but despite this, they would be enrolled once they prove they are funded.<\/p>\n<p>The students have rejected the policy that also outlines that students owing the institution more than R20,000 cannot register for the 2026 academic year.<\/p>\n<p>University spokesperson Lacea Loader said: &#8220;The university\u2019s exco has extended an invitation to the student representative councils of all three campuses for continued engagement on the issues that have led to the protests.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. The University of the Free State (UFS) said a policy that stipulates students with outstanding debt cannot be provisionally registered does not affect those funded by the National Students Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). 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