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  "id": 837399,
  "title": "‘Too low and too slow’: Manamela admits NSFAS missing-middle loan delays as applications hit 53,500",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/too-low-and-too-slow-manamela-admits-nsfas-missing-middle-loan-delays",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T03:55:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-08-14-too-low-and-too-slow-manamela-admits-nsfas-missing-middle-loan-delays-as-applications-hit-53500/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Buti Manamela says government is targeting 2027 for a more inclusive student funding model after the NSFAS missing-middle scheme received thousands of applications but reached relatively few eligible students.",
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "NSFAS missing-middle loans: Only 3,102 out of 53,000 applicants deemed eligible in 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/nsfas-missing-middle-loans-only-3-102-out-of-53-000-applicants-deemed",
        "published": "2026-08-14T06:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "Manamela reveals Nsfas accommodation control failures",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/manamela-reveals-nsfas-accommodation-control-failures",
        "published": "2026-08-14T09:40:15.000Z"
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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."
}