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Webpage/news post from Thekwini TVET College about NSFAS-funded students receiving laptops
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Source domain: thekwini.edu.za
Collected on 5 July 2026
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This document is a webpage/news post from Thekwini TVET College about NSFAS-funded students receiving laptops. It states that after a re-advertised laptop supply tender in September 2020, the NSFAS administrator approved the tender award to five bidders on 2 November 2020, and laptop distribution was rescheduled to 2021 due to procurement delays. It also explains that TVET NSFAS-funded students were pre-approved via predetermined qualifying criteria (returning students with 2021 registration received by the college) and that distribution followed a phased roll-out using pre-approved lists provided to the service provider, Pinnacle. The post reports that on Friday 20 August the college distributed about 615 laptops out of 749.
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Laptop distribution for NSFAS-funded TVET students
NSFAS-funded students at Thekwini TVET College can collect a laptop through a phased roll-out. Students were pre-approved based on returning status and confirmed 2021 registration. Distribution took place at the Central Office on Friday 20 August, with about 615 out of 749 laptops distributed.
- Who it is for
- NSFAS-funded TVET students at Thekwini TVET College who are returning and have confirmed 2021 registration
- How to act on it
- Attend the Central Office on the scheduled distribution date to collect the laptop; assistance is available during collection.
- Closes
- 20 August 2021
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On Friday 20 August the College managed to distribute about 615 laptops out of 749.
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Key Takeaways
- NSFAS-funded TVET students receive laptops
- Tender re-advertised in September 2020
- NSFAS administrator approved tender award on 2 November 2020
- Tender award to five bidders
- Laptop distribution rescheduled for 2021
- Pre-approval criteria: returning students with 2021 registration received by the college
- Phased roll-out approach
- Service provider: Pinnacle
- Distribution date: Friday 20 August
- Laptops distributed: about 615 out of 749
- Collection assistance at Central Office
- NSFAS
- Thekwini TVET College
- Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET)
- Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister Dr Blade Nzimande
- NSFAS administrator
- Pinnacle
- Central Office
- TVETs
Dates
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20 August 2021