There are many departments within the government of South Africa – from Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to Basic Education, Health, Home Affairs, Labour, Public Works, Trade and Industry and so on.
Students who meet the following minimum entry criteria are generally eligible to apply for these bursaries, but please note that each bursary award may require additional unique eligibility criteria – all information can be found on each bursary listing below:
You must be a South African citizen,
You must be currently in Matric and have obtained good academic results so far OR have completed Matric with good academic results,
You must be studying or have been accepted to study in certain fields (usually skill shortage fields),
Certain bursary programmes may require that students be residing in a certain area.
The fields of study covered differ between each bursary listings. Below is a list of bursary programmes offered by each province in South Africa:
EASTERN CAPE GOVERNMENT BURSARIES FOR 2023 & 2024
The Eastern Cape’s capital is Bhisho with the province’s largest cities being Gqueberha and East London. The province was formed in 1994 out of Bantustans (Xhosa homelands) along with the eastern part of the Cape Province. Eastern Cape’s center consists of many indigenous Xhosa people who were history’s first ‘residents’ of the province
Raymond Mhlaba was the first premier of the province, and the current premier is Oscar Mabuyane, both being members of the ANC (African National Congress.) Parliament and all congress relating to the province are conducted at the capital, Bisho, with the High Court located in Grahamstown.
The province holds a lot of fertile land for the country, and thus, relies on the importance of agriculture. The Eastern Cape has grounds for rich fruit orchards, sheep farming in the Karoo, dairy products, coffee, tea, and chicory. Owing to the province’s dependence heavily on agriculture and farming, many residents of the Eastern Cape are dependant on maize, cattle, and sorghum production. The province is also slowly benefiting financially from game farming and eco-tourism.
