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NSFAS Scandal: 40,000 Students Improperly Funded in R5.1 Billion Funding Crisis

MDN NEWS / August 19, 2026

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CPUT shutdown, Cape Peninsula University of Technology

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CPUT SHUTS ALL CAMPUSES AND ORDERS STUDENTS TO LEAVE RESIDENCES AFTER VIOLENT UNREST

MDN NEWS / August 19, 2026

Cape Peninsula University of Technology has shut all its campuses until further notice and ordered students to vacate university residences

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South African universities

NSFAS Scandal: 40,000 Students Improperly Funded in R5.1 Billion Funding Crisis

CPUT SHUTS ALL CAMPUSES AND ORDERS STUDENTS TO LEAVE RESIDENCES AFTER VIOLENT UNREST

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