Court Orders Manamela to Reinstate NSFAS Board, Suspending Mathebula

IHC suspends orders removing HSA VC

Court also suspends President House order upholding dismissal over 'harassment'

High Court suspends NSFAS administrator's appointment, reinstating board members

Following a Pretoria High Court ruling, the NSFAS board is reinstated as the administrator's appointment is suspended, paving the way for improved financial assistance to students across South Africa.

Nsfas board welcomes High Court ruling suspending administrator as Manamela considers next move

Minister gives judgment urgent consideration as Nsfas board says it will focus on stabilising the institution and strengthening governance.

Court orders Manamela to reinstate NSFAS board, suspending Mathebula

NSFAS administrator Prof Hlengani Mathebula’s appointment has been suspended by the Pretoria High Court, which ordered the reinstatement of the board after the court cited “bizarre” conduct from Mathebula’s past at SARS and procedural flaws in Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela’s intervention.

High court suspends NSFAS administrator’s appointment

The high court in Pretoria has suspended the appointment of National Student Financial Aid Scheme administrator Prof Hlengani Mathebula, ordering the scheme’s seven remaining board members to return to managing the R54bn scheme

High Court Reinstates NSFAS Board, Suspends Administrator Professor Mathebula

Johannesburg – Despite having a massive annual budget of over R50 billion, things have gone pear-shaped at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), which supports more than 1.2 million students at universities and Technical and Vocational Education and Training colleges. This after the High Court ruling in the matter of Ramashia and Others v Minister of Higher Education and Training and Others. The court on Friday, 14 August 2026, rule…