Question NW2607 to the Minister of Higher Education and Training

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27 September 2018 - NW2607

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Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

What are the names of all institutions of higher learning where (a) cleaning, (b) gardening, (c) catering and (d) security staff are insourced?

Reply:

The Department does not routinely collect information on the way in which services are managed at individual universities and the management thereof. The Department requested all universities to respond whether or not they have insourced cleaning, gardening, catering and security staff. The responses from universities are provided in the table below.

Institution

(a) Cleaning

(b) Gardening

(c) Catering

(d) Security staff

1. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

No response

2. University of Cape Town

Insourced

Insourced

Insourced

Insourced

3. Central University of Technology

Insourced

Insourced

Outsourced

Insourced

4. Durban University of Technology 

Outsourced

Outsourced

Outsourced

Outsourced

5. University of Fort Hare

No response

6. University of the Free State 

No response

7. University of Johannesburg 

Insourced

Insourced

Outsourced

Insourced

8. University of Limpopo

Outsourced

Outsourced

Outsourced

Outsourced

9. Mangosuthu University of Technology

Outsourced

Outsourced

Outsourced

Outsourced

10. University of 
Mpumalanga

Insourced

Insourced

Outsourced (Insourcing will be done with effect from 1 January 2019)

Outsourced University pays a subvention

11. Nelson Mandela University

Insourced

Insourced

Insourced

Insourced

12. North-West University

Outsourced

Outsourced

Potch Campus

Insourced: 19%

Vaal Campus

Insourced

Mafikeng Campus:

Outsourced

Potch Campus

Insourced: 59%

Vaal Campus

Outsourced

Mafikeng Campus:

Insourced: 9%

13. University of Pretoria

Insourced

Insourced

Insourced

Insourced

14. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

Insourced

Insourced

Insourced

Insourced

15. Sol Plaatje University

Insourced

Insourced

Outsourced University pays a subvention

Insourcing in process and will commence on
1 October 2018

16. University of  South Africa

Insourced

Insourcing underway

Outsourced

Insourced

17. Stellenbosch University 

Outsourced

Outsourced

Outsourced

Outsourced

18. Tshwane University of Technology 

Insourced

Insourced

Outsourced

Outsourced

19. Vaal University of Technology 

Outsourced

Outsourced

Outsourced

Outsourced

20. University of Venda 

Insourced

Insourced

Insourced (except for student catering)

Insourced

21. Walter Sisulu University

Outsourced: 90%

Outsourced: 90%

Insourced only for staff on Mthatha campus

Outsourced: 95%

22. University of the Western Cape

Outsourced

Outsourced

Outsourced

Outsourced

23. University of the Witwatersrand

No response

24. University of Zululand

Insourced

Insourced

Outsourced

Insourced

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