Question NW2091 to the Minister of Social Development
12 October 2017 - NW2091
Sonti, Ms NP to ask the Minister of Social Development
Whether (a) her department and/or (b) any entities reporting to her are funding, including by way of discretionary funding, any institution of research and development (i) domestically and/or (ii) internationally; if so, (aa)(aaa) what are the names of the specified institutions and (bbb) what are their functions, (bb) from what date has her department or any entity reporting to her been funding them and (cc) what amount has her department contributed towards such funding?
Reply:
(a) Yes
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(aa) Department/Entity |
(i)Domestic |
(ii)International |
(aaa) Name of research and development Institution |
(bbb) Function |
(bb) Date of Funding |
(cc) Amount |
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DSD |
Yes |
University of KwaZulu-Natal |
Academic programmes for demographers and population experts in the Southern Africa region |
28 October 2014 |
R200 000.00 |
|
|
Yes |
University of Witwatersrand |
Academic training programme focusing on social security matters, including policy and research |
12 August 2013 |
R2 000 000.00 |
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|
Yes |
University of North West |
Academic programmes for demographers and population experts in the Southern Africa region |
4 November 2014 |
R200 000.00 |
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Regional/Continental |
Population Association of Southern Africa |
Peer learning and capacity building programmes for population and demography practitioners in the Southern Africa region as well as publication of annual journal of demography |
22 January 2013 |
R200 000.00 |
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|
Regional/Continental |
Union for African Population Studies |
Academic programmes on the scientific study of population and demography issues in the African continent |
3 September 2014 |
R50 000.00 |
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|
NDA |
Yes |
University of Fort Hare |
Policy and research on Early Childhood Development (ECD Centre of Excellence) |
September 2016 |
R700 000.00 |
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SASSA |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |