Question to the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology - NW2425

07 July 2015 - NW2425

Cassim, Mr Y to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

What amount did (a) his department and (b) each entity reporting to him spend on advertising in (i) Sowetan and (ii) Daily Sun in the (aa) 2012-13, (bb) 2013-14 and (cc) 2014-15 financial years?

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Reply:

(a) The Department did not use the Sowetan and Daily Sun newspapers for advertising during the years in question.

(b) At the time of compilation, eighteen out of twenty-six entities responded to the request for information, with ten entities indicating that they had not advertised in the Sowetan and Daily Sun in the 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 financial years. The responses from the eight entities are listed in the table below.

(b) Public Entity	(i) Amount spent on advertising in the Sowetan	(ii) Amount spent on advertising in the Daily Sun
	(aa) 2012/13	(bb) 2013/14	(cc) 2014/15	(aa) 2012/13	(bb) 2013/14	(cc) 2014/15
Banking Sector Education and Training Authority (BANKSETA)	R48 675.00	R66 470.00	R0.00	R0.00	R0.00	R0.00
Education, Training and Development Practices (ETDPSETA)	R28 169.84	R129 558.94	R95 891.72	R0.00	R0.00	R49 709.02
Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority (HWSETA)	R59 211.20	R16 545.39	R0.00	R19 794.62	R22 855.87	R0.00
Insurance Sector Education and Training Authority (INSETA)	R0.00	R0.00	R0.00	R29 913.60	R32 558.40	R0.00
Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA)	R40 530.96	R0.00	R0.00	R0.00	R0.00	R0.00
National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS)	R21 523.20	R0.00	R60 575.04	R0.00	R0.00	R0.00
Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO)	R0.00	R0.00	R 6 019.20	R0.00	R0.00	R0.00
Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority (W&RSETA)	R42 237.00	R19 243.20	R78 454.80	R0.00	R0.00	R0.00

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Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING