{
  "id": 3741704,
  "title": "NSFAS crisis: Manamela flags financial, governance and payment challenges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nsfas-crisis-manamela-flags-financial-governance-and-payment",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T13:01:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/education/2026-08-27-nsfas-crisis-manamela-flags-financial-governance-and-payment-challenges/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela has put NSFAS’s financial, governance and operational challenges under the spotlight as the scheme transitions from administration to interim arrangements.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "FUNDING BATTLE: UCT SRC says it will take NSFAS to court over accommodation cap crisis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/funding-battle-uct-src-says-it-will-take-nsfas-to-court-over",
        "published": "2026-08-27T13:16:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}