SMU Students Receive NSFAS Allowances After Protest

SMU Students Receive NSFAS Allowances After Protest.

Following a protest against NSFAS grants which led to the suspension of students at Sefako Makgatho University, the South African Union of Students announced that the issue of NSFAS grants had been resolved.

SMU Students Receive NSFAS Allowances After Protest

Around 250 students at Sefako Makgatho University (SMU) protested earlier in April 2023 after they did not receive their allowances from January 2023 when classes began. A number of these students said they had contacted NSFAS, with some travelling from Gauteng to the Western Cape to visit the agency.

The president and general secretary of the SMU SRC were suspended during the protests, although Asive Dlanjwa, spokesperson for the South African Union of Students (SAUS), said the protest was peaceful and the only violence that occurred was the beating of private security of the institution ”guard”

SAUS says the issues faced by students at SMU have been satisfactorily resolved after it worked with the SRC.NSFAS allowances have now been paid to students who did not receive them previously. The union has acknowledged that SMU’s management and NSFAS have responded to the union’s concerns.

The SRC President, Secretary General and two other students who were suspended have had their suspensions revoked by SMU as of 10 April 2023. SAUS has condemned the brutality of the university towards its students and the victimization of student leaders.

SMU and all other universities will continue to be monitored by the union in regards to NSFAS issues.


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