Question NW234 to the Minister of Higher Education and Training

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08 March 2018 - NW234

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Mokoena, Mr L to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)With reference to projects that have been funded under the Humanities Hubs Programme of the National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences in the period 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2017, (a) who was the (i) signatory and/or approver of each project, (b) what (i) was the output and budget of each project, (ii) amount has been paid in respect of each project in each year for which payments have been made, (iii) amount still needs to be paid and (iv) is the total cost for each project; (2) Whether all projects comply with cost-cutting measures and regulations of the National Treasury and the Auditor-General of South Africa?

Reply:

The National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) has provided the following responses to the questions posed.

     

(1) (b) (i)

(1) (b) (ii)

(1) (b) (iii)

(1) (b) (iv)

(1) (a) (i)

 

Name of Project

Funding Period

Output and Budget

Amount paid

Amount still to be paid

Total Cost

Name of approver /signatory

 

Liberation Struggle Histories Hub

01/08/2014 – 31/08/2017

Colloquium; Schools outreach; Mobile exhibition at UNISA, UL and UNIVEN

R2 212 766

R2 162 766

R50 000

R2 212 766

Prof Sarah Mosoetsa

 

Freedom and Humanity Hub

01/04/2017 – 31/03/2018

Conduct educational programme 2. host story telling / oral history performance 3. Establish Pan African Archives 4. Collaborate with the University of Sol Plaatje, University of South African and University of Mpumalanga

R 3 000 000

R3 000 000

R0

R3 000 000

Prof Sarah Mosoetsa

 

Community Based Memories Humanities Hub

01/04/2017 – 31/03/2020

Digitize the following Hubs and sites: Lwandle Museum, Alice Community Museum, Hogsback Community Art Gallery, Mgwali Forced Removal Community Museum, Legal Offices of Robert Sobukwe in Graaf Reinet, Home of Steve Biko, Ginsberg, Z.K. Matthews House, Alice

R2 208 700

R1 104 350

R1 104 350

R2 208 700

Prof Sarah Mosoetsa

 

Isimangaliso Humanities Hub

01/04/2017 – 31/03/2018

Development of Digital Archive; 2. Publication of edited volume 3. Publication of journal articles 4. Capacity building, particularly for designated groups

R1 058 000

R529 000

R529 000

R1 058 000

Prof Sarah Mosoetsa

 

Migrant Workers' Humanities Hub

01/04/2017 – 31/03/2019

Conduct a travelling exhibition 2. Produce a DVD or booklet on the museum 3. Collaborate with Kuyakhanya Production, University of Fort Hare and University of KwaZulu-Natal

R1 241 000

R710 500

R530 500

R1 241 000

Prof Sarah Mosoetsa

 

Mapungubwe Cultural Humanities Hub

01/04/2017 – 31/03/2018

Host a conference 2. Host a Dialogue 3. Capacity building particularly for designated racial and gender groups

R3 000 000

R1 500 000

R1 500 000

R3 000 000

Prof Sarah Mosoetsa

 

Land and Intellectual Humanities Hub

01/04/2017 – 31/03/2018

The project will yield the following:

  • Colloquium proceedings and two journal articles or chapters in books arising out of the colloquium
  • Fifteen recorded accounts of the educational histories and experiences in the Eastern Cape of individual participants and their families
  • Produce a documentary film based on these recorded histories
  • An archive (video recordings and transcribed documents) of at least six recorded interviews with local people about their family’s history with regard to land

R3 000 000

R0

R3 000 000

R3 000 000

Prof Sarah Mosoetsa

 

Origins Humanities Hub

01/04/2017 – 31/03/2018

Installation of Engraved Boulders:

  • Coordinate public visits
  • Host Workshops
  • Procure educational materials

On Reflection of the contribution of Africa to world civilisations:

  • Update Blombos exhibition and Middle Age fossil discoveries on the Cape Coast
  • Conduct community workshop
  • Conduct Education seminar

R1 500 000

R750 000

R750 000

R1 500 000

Prof Sarah Mosoetsa

2. The expenditure complied with the NIHSS’s policies. The NIHSS is neither a Department, nor a constitutional institution, nor a public entity listed in Schedule 2 or 3, and therefore the Public Finance Management Act is not applicable to the NIHSS.

The Auditor-General of South Africa audits the NIHSS in terms of Section 38 of the Higher Education Act and since its inception has received unqualified audit opinions.

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