Question NW3334 to the Minister of Higher Education and Training

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27 November 2017 - NW3334

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Mbatha, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)How is her department monitoring the spending of (a) government funding and (b) research funding from other departments by institutions of higher learning; (2) What total amount has been spent by each institution of higher learning on contracting security companies (a) in the (i) 2015-16 and (ii) 2016-17 financial years and (b) since 1 April 2017?

Reply:

  1. (a)(b) The Department does not monitor spending of Government funding nor research funding from other departments by institutions of higher learning, as it is the responsibility of those Departments.
  2. (a) Table 1 below provides audited data of the total amounts spent by universities on security contracts as provided in their annual reports:
 

(i)

(ii)

NO

UNIVERSITY

R/000

R/000

 

2015/16

2016/17

 

North West University

21 800

81 355

 

Rhodes University

3 828

4 517

 

University of Stellenbosch

0

43 796

 

University of Cape Town

51 767

33 358

 

University of Fort Hare

17 248

16 188

 

University of KwaZulu Natal

44 513

111 850

 

University of Limpopo

23 866

33 427

 

University of Pretoria

107 326

63 292

 

University of the Free State

14 375

38 270

 

University of the Western Cape

50 029

88 038

 

University of the Witwatersrand

37 713

73 812

 

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

53 603

88 652

 

Central University of Technology

11 417

15 130

 

Durban University of Technology

31 553

32601

 

Mangosuthu University of Technology

17 042

21 369

 

Tshwane University of Technology

90 202

160 477

 

Vaal University of Technology

32 878

65 733

 

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

27 353

22 674

 

University of Johannesburg

48 074

70 602

 

University of South Africa

78 219

102 410

 

University of Venda

11 585

1 866

 

University of Zululand - insourced

0

0

 

Walter Sisulu University of Technology

0

44 709

 

Sol Plaatjie University

2 921

5 121

 

University of Mpumalanga

2 921

7 933

 

Sefako Makgatho University

0

0

(b) 2017 annual reports are only due on 30 June 2018, and the information can be provided at that time.

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RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the Minister signs Parliamentary Question 3334.

MR GF QONDE

DIRECTOR–GENERAL: HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION 3334 IS APPROVED / NOT APPROVED / AMENDED.

COMMENTS

PROF HB MKHIZE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

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