What is the difference between a NSFAS student loan and a NSFAS bursary?

What is the difference between a NSFAS student loan and a NSFAS bursary?

NSFAS loan: the student is expected to pay it back which ended in 2017.

NSFAS bursary: the student is not expected to pay back starting from 2018.

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