Young South African woman shares how 1st semester at university was without funding: “Was the pits”

• This young South African woman started her first year of university without any funding
• TikTok user @nelly_bella7 showed people what it was like going to university with no money
• Young woman shares what led to her having to struggle though the first semster
• Fellow struggling students clap for the woman in the comment section as they know how difficult this journey is

This young woman took a leap of faith and started university despite lacking funding. She struggled through the first semester and has shared her story on social media.

Going to university is not cheap. There are multiple funding sources in South Africa, but not everyone is eligible, and it is often not enough even to get by.

Mzasni student shares first-semester university struggles

TikTok user @nelly_bella7 shared pictures showing how her first university semester went without funding.

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She had friends take her out for food, gained a lot of weight because of takeaways, found a nice church to become a part of, and ended up losing her first room and moving into another, which she wasn't too happy about but none the less she made it to every lecture and got through.

Take a look at this whirlwind of a journey:

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Briefly News got in contact with the young lady to find out how she ended up with no funding, struggling through. This is what she shared:

"I am studying Business Management at the university of Limpopo and I was funded by NSFAS. So In 2022 when registration opened I couldn’t register because NSFAS had not yet cleared my 2021 school fees so unfortunately I took a gap year in 2022.

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"Now in 2023 still NSFAS is still not clearing my fees so I have no funding, luckily my family was able to raise registration money and I registered but still owing 2021 school fees and 2023. My room costs R1500, my mom tries to cover that monthly and I do online jobs to help with buying groceries"

South Africans share their uni struggles in the comments

Fellow struggling university students took to the comments section to share their troubles, commending the woman on taking the leap and soldiering through.

Read some of the comments below:

Olwethu Ngcebetsha clapped:

“To us who survived the first semester with no funding ”

Shelina | 20s Living understands:

“Ey! Packing your bags, not knowing how you’re going to register for the year is a different kind of pain.”

Nthabiii_Munku❤️ shared:

“One day, this video will be your biggest testimony❤️”

Itumeleng showed support:

“Wishing you all the best with finding funding ❤️”

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SA student builds mom a mansion with NSFAS allowance money; TikTok video of house leaves sa in disbelief

In related news, Briefly News reported that a woman, @ndamulelo98, renovated her mother's humble home into a modern house. The woman said her NSFAS allowance covered the building costs, and Mzansi people found that hard to believe.

The proud young lady posted a montage of the renovated home, and the video gathered over 800 000 views on TikTok. A lot of TikTokkers claimed the woman was lying in the comments section.

People said the amount of money NSFAS gives to students is not enough to build a big house like hers. Some encouraged the young lady to be truthful and not mislead the masses.

Source: Briefly News