Emang Mmogo Mining Bursary 2027, Requirements & Application

Key facts

Status: Applications closed Closed 31 January 2023
Provider: Emang Mmogo Mining
Study level: Undergraduate, TVET / college
Academic year: 2023
Last checked: September 2026

The last advertised round was for the 2023 academic year and closed on 31 January 2023.

Written by Keagan HendricksStaff Writer (Unisa Alumnus)

Reviewed & verified by Naledi KhumaloSenior Admissions and Bursaries EditorVerified

No open round · the last round we could find closed on 31 January 2023 Latest update ↓

Emang Mmogo Mining Resources is a community-linked mining company with iron ore and manganese interests near Postmasburg in the Northern Cape. Its bursary is a social and labour plan commitment that gives a fixed grant to students from the Tsantsabane Local Municipality area to help with the cost of tertiary study in any field.

About the Emang Mmogo Mining Resources Bursary

In 2023 the bursary was a once-off award of R20 000 per student, intended for registration fees, tuition or study material, for undergraduate study in any field at an accredited South African university, university of technology or TVET college.

Emang Mmogo Bursary eligibility requirements

South African citizen.
Living in the Tsantsabane community (Postmasburg and surrounding villages), Northern Cape.
Completed Matric.
Enrolled, or accepted, at an accredited South African tertiary institution.
From a previously disadvantaged background, with strong academic results and financial need.

Emang Mmogo Bursary application process

Obtain the application form from the company, the Tsantsabane Local Municipality offices or the advert.
Attach certified copies of: your ID; your Matric results; your most recent academic record if already studying; proof of acceptance from the institution; proof of residence; and your parents’ or guardians’ proof of income. Add a one-page motivation letter.
Post the application to Emang Mmogo Mining Resources, 668 Magoloring Farm, Glosam, Postmasburg, 8420, or hand-deliver it to the company or to Tsantsabane Local Municipality.

Emang Mmogo Bursary closing date

The last confirmed closing date was 31 January 2023. No 2027 closing date has been published.

Contact details

Contact person: Letlhogonolo Kgosieng
Telephone: 073 586 4172 or 073 994 2125
Email: letlhogonolo.kgosieng@emang.co
Address: 668 Magoloring Farm, Glosam, Postmasburg, 8420

Students from Postmasburg and the John Taolo Gaetsewe district should also apply to the South32 Dr Xolani Mkhwanazi bursary, the Kumba Iron Ore bursary and the Northern Cape Provincial Government scheme on our government bursaries page.

FAQs

1. Is the Emang Mmogo bursary open for 2027? +

No new round has been advertised since the 2023 cycle, which closed on 31 January 2023. Contact the company or Tsantsabane Local Municipality to ask whether a 2027 round is planned.

2. Who could apply? +

South African citizens from previously disadvantaged backgrounds living in the Tsantsabane community around Postmasburg in the Northern Cape, with Matric, accepted or enrolled at an accredited tertiary institution in any field, with good results and financial need.

3. How much was the award? +

R20 000 per student in the 2023 cycle, towards registration, tuition or study material.

4. How were applications made? +

On the company's form, posted to 668 Magoloring Farm, Glosam, Postmasburg, 8420, or hand-delivered to the company or to Tsantsabane Local Municipality, with certified ID, Matric results, academic records, proof of acceptance, proof of residence, proof of parents' income and a one-page motivation letter.

5. What is Emang Mmogo Mining Resources? +

A community-linked mining company operating iron and manganese interests near Postmasburg, whose bursary forms part of its social and labour plan commitments.

6. What are the alternatives? +

Assmang, Kumba Iron Ore, South32 and the Northern Cape Provincial Government all fund students from the area. See our mining engineering bursaries list.

Update note (checked September 2026): the last advertised round was for the 2023 academic year and closed on 31 January 2023. No later round has been advertised. Small community bursaries like this are often run only in years when the mining right holder’s plan requires it, so contact the company or the municipality before relying on it. The details below are from the 2023 round.

This round is not open right now. There is no online form, so email the funder to ask when the next one opens.

letlhogonolo.kgosieng@emang.co

Paper applications go to:

Emang Mmogo Mining Resources, 668 Magoloring Farm, Glosam, Postmasburg, 8420 (or hand-delivered to the company or to Tsantsabane Local Municipality)

Student funding in numbers

2025811 011students funded by NSFAS580 000 at universities, 231 000 at TVET colleges, on a budget of R48.7 billion.

20261 026 091students approved for NSFAS funding609 403 first-year applicants qualified and 416 688 continuing students met the progression criteria, out of 893 847 applications.

2027 projectedR53.4bnbudgeted for NSFASThe allocation rises from R48.7 billion in 2025 to R51 billion in 2026 and R53.4 billion in 2027. Student numbers for 2027 are not published yet.

Figures from the Minister of Higher Education’s Budget Vote of 3 July 2025 and the NSFAS statement of 2 January 2026. NSFAS is the largest funder, not the only one – we track the rest.