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National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) system failures continue to leave students out in the cold

National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) system failures continue to leave students out in the cold

Equal Education, Youth Capital, and student leaders from universities and TVET colleges across the country demand greater accountability from NSFAS, following a tense day of student mobilisation that forced the Scheme to engage with the young people it had committed to meeting.
This Women’s Month, nearly half of young women are outside work and learning

This Women’s Month, nearly half of young women are outside work and learning

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cape Town, 13 August 2026 This Women's Month, the language of economic empowerment is ...
This Mandela Day, Youth Capital asks South Africans for 67 seconds: tell Treasury to fund youth employment that works

This Mandela Day, Youth Capital asks South Africans for 67 seconds: tell Treasury to fund youth employment that works

Youth employment is one of the country’s most effective acts of service. Yet this year it has been left almost ...
The promise of 1976 was never meant to end at the classroom door

The promise of 1976 was never meant to end at the classroom door

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [10/06/2026] The promise of 1976 was never meant to end at the classroom door ...
South Africa’s labour market is not stalling. It is being defunded.

South Africa’s labour market is not stalling. It is being defunded.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12 May 2026 Youth Capital’s response to QLFS Q1:2026: South Africa's labour market is not ...
NSFAS Placed Under Administration: Stability Must Be Measured by Student Experience

NSFAS Placed Under Administration: Stability Must Be Measured by Student Experience

Cape Town, South Africa — Youth Capital notes the decision by the Department of Higher Education and Training to ...
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