{
  "id": 17056868,
  "title": "CPUT students fear NSFAS meal allowance will run out before exams end",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/cput-students-fear-nsfas-meal-allowance-will-run-out-before-exams-end",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T11:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capetimes/2026-10-29-cput-students-fear-nsfas-meal-allowance-will-run-out-before-exams-end/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "CPUT students fear their final NSFAS meal allowance of R1,716, due on October 30, will not last until exams end in December. Students raise concerns about food, private accommodation and travel home as the university’s extended academic calendar runs to December 21.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}