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Question NW3816 to the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation

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11 December 2023 - NW3816

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Zondo, Mr S S to ask the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation

Whether his department has conducted any audits into (a) further education and training colleges and (b) public universities from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2022; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of each audit of each institution in the specified period?

Reply:

a) The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) has elected to audit all 50 TVET Colleges as part of its mandate as provided through the Public Audit Act. The AGSA implemented a phased-in approach over a 4-year period, in which all 50 TVET were audited from the 2017 financial year. The audit outcomes of the TVET Colleges for the period 2017 to 2022 is listed in the table below:

TVET College

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022
  1. Boland

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified
  1. Buffalo City

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter and other matters

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter
  1. Cape Town

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified

Qualified

Unqualified with emphasis of matter
  1. Capricorn

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter and other matters

Unqualified with emphasis of matter
  1. Central Johannesburg

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Disclaimer

Disclaimer with other matters

Disclaimer

Outstanding
  1. Coastal

Qualified with emphasis of matter and other matters

Adverse

Disclaimer

Disclaimer with emphasis of matter

Disclaimer

Outstanding
  1. East Cape Midlands

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter
  1. Ehlanzeni

Disclaimer with emphasis of matter

Disclaimer

Disclaimer

Adverse

Disclaimer with emphasis of matter

Adverse
  1. Ekurhuleni East

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified
  1. Ekurhuleni West

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter
  1. Elangeni

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter
  1. Esayidi

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified
  1. False Bay

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter
  1. Flavius Mareka

Unqualified with emphasis of matter and other matters

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified

Qualified with emphasis of matter
  1. Gert Sibande

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified

Outstanding
  1. GoldFields

Qualified with emphasis of matter and other matters

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified

Qualified with emphasis of matter
  1. Ikhala

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter
  1. Ingwe

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with other matters

Qualified with other matters

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified
  1. King Hintsa

Qualified with emphasis of matter and other matters

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter and other matters

Unqualified with emphasis of matter
  1. King Sabata

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter
  1. Lephalale

Disclaimer

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified

Qualified

Unqualified with emphasis of matter and other matters
  1. Letaba

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified

Unqualified with emphasis of matter and other matters

Unqualified with emphasis of matter and other matters

Unqualified with emphasis of matter
  1. Lovedale

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter and other matters

Unqualified
  1. Majuba

Qualified with other matters

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter
  1. Maluti

Unqualified with emphasis of matter and other matters

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter and other matters

Unqualified with emphasis of matter
  1. Mnambithi

Qualified

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter
  1. Mopani

Qualified

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter and other matters

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter and other matters

Qualified with emphasis of matter
  1. Motheo

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified

Qualified

Qualified with emphasis of matter
  1. Mthashana

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter
  1. Nkangala

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter
  1. Northern Cape Rural

Unqualified with other matters

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter and other matters

Qualified with emphasis of matter
  1. Northern Cape Urban

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified

Unqualified with emphasis of matter and other matters

Qualified

Qualified with emphasis of matter
  1. Northlink

Unqualified with emphasis of matter and other matters

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified
  1. Orbit

Qualified with emphasis of matter and other matters

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified

Unqualified with emphasis of matter
  1. Port Elizabeth

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter
  1. Sedibeng

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter
  1. Sekhukhune

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter and other matters

Qualified with emphasis of matter and other matters

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter
  1. South Cape

Unqualified with other matters

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter
  1. South West Gauteng

Disclaimer with emphasis of matter

Disclaimer

Disclaimer

Disclaimer with emphasis of matter

Qualified

Unqualified with emphasis of matter
  1. Taletso

Disclaimer

Disclaimer

Disclaimer

Disclaimer with emphasis of matter

Qualified

Outstanding
  1. Thekwini

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter and other matters

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter
  1. Tshwane North

Disclaimer

Disclaimer

Disclaimer with emphasis of matter

Disclaimer

Qualified

Qualified
  1. Tshwane South

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter and other matters

Qualified

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified

Qualified with emphasis of matter
  1. Umfolozi

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified

Qualified

Qualified with emphasis of matter
  1. Umgungundlovu

Qualified

Qualified with emphasis of matter and other matters

Qualified with emphasis of matter and other matters

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified
  1. Vhembe

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter and other matters

Qualified with emphasis of matter
  1. Vuselela

Disclaimer with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Disclaimer

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter
  1. Waterberg

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified with emphasis of matter

Qualified

Unqualified with emphasis of matter and other matters

Unqualified with emphasis of matter
  1. West Coast

Unqualified with other matters

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with other matters

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified
  1. Western

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Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

Unqualified with emphasis of matter

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b) The Department does not conduct audits on public universities. In terms of the Higher Education Act, 101 of 1997, the council of a public higher education institution must in the manner prescribed by the Minister ensure the implementation of the recommendations of an external auditor in accordance with accepted audit principles and standards on an annual basis. The Minister has prescribed through the Regulations for Reporting by Public Higher Education Institutions (2014) that the Councils must include in their annual reports the statement of the Audit Committee on how it fulfilled its responsibilities and the report of the independent auditor on the annual report. Independent (external) auditors of universities are appointed by the councils, with the concurrence of the Auditor General South Africa.

The Council on Higher Education through the Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC) also conducts institutional audits as part of its responsibilities for quality assurance. The audits focus on an institution’s policies, systems, procedures, strategies and use of resources. More specifically, the institutional audits also seek to assess an institution’s capacity for quality management of its academic activities in a manner that meets its specified mission, goals, and objectives, and engages appropriately with the expectations and needs of various internal and external constituencies.

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