Questions and Replies

Reply:

In terms of the Higher Education Act, if the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that the council or the management of a public higher education institution is involved in financial impropriety or the institution is being otherwise mismanaged, the Minister may issue a directive which must state the nature and extent of the deficiency; the negative impact of the deficiency on the institution; the steps which should be taken to remedy the situation; and a reasonable period within which the steps must be taken. In the event that the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that the council has failed to comply with the directive, the Minister may, depending on the circumstances, appoint an independent assessor, appoint an administrator, or take any other appropriate action allowed by this Act or any other law.

The Minister may appoint an independent assessor if circumstances arise at an institution that involve financial or other maladministration of a serious nature; or seriously undermine the effective functioning of the institution. In the case where an audit of the financial records of an institution or the report by an independent assessor or any other report or information reveals financial or other maladministration of a serious nature or serious undermining of the effective functioning of a public higher education institution, the Minister may appoint an administrator.

There are two universities under administration currently, namely the University of Fort Hare (UFH) and Vaal University of Technology (VUT). Under normal circumstances, an independent assessor would be appointed first to investigate the affairs of a university and advise the Minister on the source and nature of problems facing the institution and the measures required to restore good governance and management at the university. At the recommendation of the independent assessor, the Minister would then appoint an Administrator. However, the circumstances surrounding these institutions were such that the appointment of an Administrator preceded an independent assessment in the case of UFH, and for VUT before the independent assessment could be concluded.

Institutions with unfinished infrastructure development projects

There are two institutions with abandoned infrastructure development projects, namely the University of Venda (UNIVEN) and the University of Fort Hare (UFH).

In the case of UNIVEN, the existing abandoned infrastructure projects are as a result of insufficient funds to finalise construction or appointed service providers failing to deliver in terms of the contractual agreement. When the matter was brought to the Minister’s attention, the Minister issued a directive to the Council to discontinue any new infrastructure development plans. The Department also conducted an institutional oversight visit to understand the infrastructure challenges facing the University. Furthermore, an in-depth analysis of the implementation and management of the Recovery Projects at UNIVEN was done to assist the University going forward. During the last quarter of 2017, contractors were invited, through an open tender process, to complete some of the abandoned projects. An additional amount of R55 million has been allocated to the University to complete some of the critical projects, and the University was instructed to seek additional funds from other sources to complete other projects. The University has since put stringent measures in place to ensure the completion of these projects, and the Department is monitoring the University closely.

With regards to UFH, the abandoned project is the Early Childhood Development Centre (ECDC) building on the East London Campus. This has been due to maladministration to some extent, but also lack of capacity to manage and implement infrastructure projects. The Department has supported the University to develop an infrastructure procurement strategy to ensure the commencement of the implementation of the abandoned ECDC project and is also monitoring the university closely.

Reply:

The numbers of qualified artisans in boiler making, carpentry, electrical and plumbing for the period 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2019 are tabulated below:

Trade	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	Total
Boilermaker	1 081	958	1 196	1 144	1 143	5 522
Carpenter	117	116	231	305	253	1 022
Electrician	3 000	3 261	4 679	5 737	5 245	21 922
Plumber	579	826	1 239	1 234	1 855	5 733
Total	4 777	5 161	7 345	8 420	8 496	34 199

Reply:

The table below provides the number of nurses, doctors and dentists who graduated at public higher education institutions from 2013 to 2017.

Undergraduate Degree	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
MBCHB	1 346	1 170	1 454	1 496	1 574
Nurses	1 380	1 558	1 599	1 675	1 708
Dentists excluding Dental Science and Dental Therapy	117	125	117	140	138

Reply:

The table below provides the number of students who graduated with an undergraduate degree in Computer and Information Science at public higher education institutions from 2013 to 2017.

Undergraduate Degree	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Computer and Information Science	2 531	2 670	2 746	2 617	2 843

Reply:

1. The learning materials allowance is only available to DHET bursary students at universities. NSFAS stopped book vouchers for a number of reasons:

• Students have been the target of voucher scams on various campuses;
• There were many commercial interests involved, with merchants providing services to students using vouchers for a fee;
• Students were trading the book vouchers for cash outside many shops;
• The voucher system was limited to selected merchants that monopolised the student market;
• There was no space for students to choose where to purchase books, including from second-hand retailers; and
• The book allowance was changed to a learning materials allowance so that students can also decide to purchase other learning support materials, including laptops and tablets.

In addition, the call to change book vouchers to cash was one of the many demands by the student leadership, as part of their input into the policy governing student funding.

2. (a) R5 000 is the monetary value of the learning materials allowance received by each full time NSFAS student on the new DHET bursary scheme for the 2019 academic year.

(b) The learning materials allowance is set by the Department in the annual guidelines and is based on an affordable and fair standardised amount.

3. NSFAS has no mechanism to monitor the spending of cash allowances by students. NSFAS believes that students should be treated as adults and have the financial freedom to withdraw the cash voucher and make an informed decision on how best to utilise the funds. The ultimate responsibility is in the hands of the students. In the process, NSFAS expects students to grow to be responsible citizens and take charge of their economic freedom.

There is a concern that book sales have declined with the change in the policy. NSFAS and the Department believe that it is necessary to conduct proper research to explore the patterns of textbook usage and buying amongst students, and will engage with the university sector on this matter.

4. Research is necessary to determine whether this is indeed happening and what the patterns of student behaviour are in this area. NSFAS funding is provided to support student success and NSFAS students have to meet academic criteria set by institutions. There are many factors that play a role in student success, and access to learning materials and other financial support are part of these factors.

Reply:

As a preface, this information is held by the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC), an agency of the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic).

a) During the period 1 January to 31 December 2018, a total of 8 655 (eight thousand six hundred and fifty-five) patent applications were filed at the CIPC in the Republic.

Of these 1 884 (one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four) were provisional patent applications (first filing using the Paris Convention Priority), 1 142 (one thousand one hundred and fourty-two) were complete patent applications (which follow a provisional patent application and this application will proceed to grant) and 5 630 (five thousand six hundred and thirty) were Patent Cooperation Treaty national phase applications (an application filed in South Africa after filing an international application with the World Intellectual Property Organisation).

b) The following breakdown of industry areas were recorded [Note that a single application may cut across industry areas and thus more than one area may be designated for a single application].

INDUSTRY OF FOCUS	TOTAL
SECTION A (HUMAN NECESSITIES INCLUDING HEALTH, CLOTHING, AGRICULTURE AND FOOD)	2833
SECTION C (CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY)	2392
SECTION B (PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING)	1243
SECTION G (PHYSICS)	898
SECTION H (ELECTRICITY)	746
SECTION F (MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING)	563
SECTION E (FIXED CONTRUCTIONS)	433
SECTION D (TEXTILES; PAPER)	112

c) Of the 8 655 applications filed, 2 447 (two thousand four hundred and forty-seven) were by South African nationals and 6 208 (six thousand two hundred and eight) by international applications.

Reply:

The table below provides the number of students who graduated with an undergraduate degree in Engineering and Architecture at public higher education institutions from 2013 to 2017.

Undergraduate Degree	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Engineering	11 441	12 058	12 470	12 386	12 956
Architects	798	846	792	820	862

Reply:

1. According to the information provided by entities, the table below shows the amount spent by each Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) on catering (a) in each of the past five financial years and (b) since 1 April 2019.

SETA Name	Amount spent on catering
	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	Since April 2019/20
Banking Sector Education and Training Authority (BANKSETA)	R107 718.92	R137 437.03	R106 070.02	R150 725.32	R222 450.00	R67 340.00
Education, Training and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDPSETA)	R1 231 602.88	R1 503 452.23	R1 339 502.44	R1 574 235.83	R1 747 615.28	R6 861.18
Finance and Accounting Services Sector Education and Training Authority (FASSET)	R19 634.00	R36 113.00	R35 600.00	R27 628.00	R74 568.00	R49 011.00
Fibre Processing and Manufacturing Sector Education and Training Authority (FP&MSETA)	R54 313.00	R98 080.00	R72 318.00	R28 392.00	R 73 921.00	R 32 575.00
Insurance Sector Education and Training Authority (INSETA)	R22 623.50	R86 929.70	R87 724.95	R157 001.94	R204 406.98	R64 950.00
Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority (LGSETA)	R2 204 083.51	R1 729 209.51	R1 532 200.20	R2 835 886.74	R3 103 967.84	R639 708.32
Public Services Sector Education and Training Authority (PSETA)	R347 369.64	R422 120.78	R384 334.67	R352 575.40	R473 486.08	R155 011.65
Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority (W&RSETA)	R322 212.71	R249 702.42	R259 125.77	R334 222.54	R638 351.71	R196 704.18
Food and Beverages Sector Education and Training Authority (FOODBEV)	R58 000.00	R 94 000.00	R115 000.00	R117 000.00	R105 000.00	R71 000.00
Safety and Security Sector Education and Training Authority (SASSETA)	R477 193.14	R114 133.40	R63 630.00	R244 232.20	R513 745.45	R185 994.50
Transport Sector Education and Training Authority (TETA)	R131 172.07	R108 878.40	R80 413.35	R115 332.25	R76 817.65	R35 973.60
Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (CHIETA)	R730 263.79	R709 479.70	R1 397 211.12	R464 805.85	R631 371.59	R209 527.26
Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA)	R125 174.71	R97 684.61	R474 641.09	R510 800.55	R752 426.20	R45 058.27
Manufacturing and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority (MERSETA)	R212 283.00	R290 260.00	R356 171.00	R409 215.00	R427 311.00	R243 115.00
Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority (HWSETA)	R221 000.00	R267 000.00	R258 000.00	R353 000.00	R369 000.00	R155 000.00
Agricultural Sector Education and Training Authority (AGRISETA)	R58 000.00	R94 000.00	R115 000.00	R117 000.00	R105 000.00	R71 000.00
Culture, Art, Tourism, Hospitality and Sports Sector Education and Training Authority (CATHSSETA	Data not available	R298 202.89	R111 939.64	R259 684.55	R211 515.21	R61 734.55
Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority (EWSETA)	R146 373.83	R165 439.83	R105 011.75	R107 111.30	R66 160.20	R700.00
Services Sector Education and Training Authority (SERVICES SETA)	R559 582.00	R698 426.00	R1 056 252.00	R960 312.00	R1 220 218.00	R255 584.00
Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA)	R408 622.01	R574 339.07	R457 839.98	R452 145.67	R235 002.56	R201 792.61
Media, Information and Communication Sector Education and Training Authority (MICT SETA)	R54 000.00	R122 000.00	R117 000.00	R190 000.00	R249 000.00	R131 108.00

2. SETAs’ spending on catering is guided by the National Treasury Instruction 02 of 2016/17 on cost containment measures. The instruction stipulates that public entities may not incur catering expenses for internal meetings, unless approved otherwise by the relevant Accounting Officer or Accounting Authority. This excludes meetings held with employees of the same institution coming from other areas other than where the meeting is held. The public entity may incur catering expenses for official engagements that lasts for five (5) continuous hours or more, including the hosting of conferences, workshops, indabas, forums, recruitment interviews, training sessions or hearings, meetings relating to commissions or commissions of inquiry, and meetings hosted by the Accounting Officer or Accounting Authority including governance committee meetings.

Reply:

1. The appointment and retention of personnel at universities is the responsibility of each institution.

The majority of universities have a normal retirement age of 65. Most of these also allow post retirement employment for a further 3 years (some contract, and some deferred retirement) in selected cases where the expertise is required and under specific conditions. This post retirement employment is specifically allowed to enable the retention of scarce and critical skills.

However, retaining critical and scarce skills post-retirement age is not a long-term sustainable solution, and efforts have to be made to strengthen the academic staff pipeline to ensure that there are academics who can competently replace those who retire.

The Department of Higher Education and Training is implementing the Staffing South Africa’s Universities’ Framework (SSAUF) as part of its comprehensive University Capacity Development Programme. The SSAUF is intended to support universities to recruit, develop and retain academic staff. A number of key programmes are being implemented:

• The New Generation of Academics Programme (nGAP) supports universities to appoint and develop new academics in areas of need, including in critical and scarce skills areas. 473 Posts have already been allocated, and going forward, 100 new posts will be allocated every year.
• The University Staff Doctoral Programme (USD) supports existing academics to achieve doctoral degrees so that they can progress more rapidly along the research and teaching career trajectory. The programme was initiated in 2018, and approximately 200 academics are currently being supported, with a further 60 to be recruited this year.
• The Future Professors Programme supports promising academics who have shown academic and research leadership potential to participate in a two-year development programme that will enable them to apply for professor positions. The first phase of the programme will recruit three cohorts of 28 academics over three years, with the first cohort being recruited in 2019.
• The Supplementary Staff Programme enables the recruitment of skilled retired academics to support the implementation of the other SSAUF programmes and other staff development initiatives. These skilled academics are utilised for example, as mentors, or to replace nGAP and USDP scholars when they undertake mobility opportunities away from the university as part of their development programmes.

The Department intends upscaling these programmes as funding becomes available.

2. The Minister has already communicated to the sector on the need to retain critical and scarce skills whilst new capacity is being developed.

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Reply:

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

a) (i) The Minister is planning to undertake three international travel missions abroad for 2019/20.

    (ii) The Deputy Minister is planning to undertake two international travel missions abroad for 2019/20.

(b) The table below outlines the (i) destination, (ii) date, (iii) purpose and (iv) number of persons who will travel with the delegation.

MINISTER
Destination	Date	Purpose	Delegation
Paris, France	12 – 16 November 2019	The 40th UNESCO General Conference determines the policies and work of the Organisation. Participation will be in the high-level meeting on the Global Convention on Higher Education.	5 Officials
Nicosia, Cyprus	2020	The Minister has been invited to visit and explore educational cooperation opportunities. The Minister will lead a delegation of senior management from universities as part of strengthening institutional partnerships.	4 Officials
Nouakchott, Mauritania	2020	The Mauritanian Minister of Higher Education visited South Africa in 2017 and extended an invitation for the Minister to lead a delegation of officials and academics to visit Mauritania to strengthen bilateral relations in higher education.	4 Officials

DEPUTY MINISTER
Destination	Date	Purpose	Delegation
Kazan, Russia	22 - 27 August 2019	To lead the South African delegation to the World Skills 2019 Competition focusing on vocational education skills development and transformation of education systems.	23 Officials
New Delhi, India	26 - 27 August 2019	To participate in the India-Africa Higher Education and Skills Development Summit. Specific projects for collaboration in the education sector will be discussed.	Spouse and 6 officials

(c) The table below provides a breakdown of the expected costs of (i) flights, (ii) accommodation and (iii) other expenses.

Destination	Date	Flight	Accommodation	Other Expenses
Paris, France	12 – 16 November 2019	Business Class R25 500 Economy Class R8 100	Suite R12 000 Standard Room R3 500	R1 855 per diem
Nicosia, Cyprus	2020		Suite R6 000 Standard Room R3 000	R1 680 per diem
Nouakchott, Mauritania	2020	Business Class R18 450 Economy Class R10 500	Suite R2 300 Standard Room R1 400	R1 395 per diem
Kazan, Russia	22- 27 August 2019	Business Class R28 350 Economy Class R14 300	Suite R3 100 Standard Room R1 400	R4 757 per diem
New Delhi, India	26 - 27 August 2019	R28 000 Business Class R15 000 Economy Class	Suite R1 750 Standard Room R1 400	R1 200 per diem

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:

d) The Minister and the Deputy Minister are invited to meetings and conferences internationally by their foreign counterparts, international organizations and by the Presidency among others intermittently. The list of international engagements below reflects only the engagements that both the Minister and Deputy Minister have accepted. The international travel calendar for the outer years is subject to receiving invitations. All international missions require presidential approval prior to traveling.

(i) The Minister is currently planning to undertake two international travel missions abroad for 2019 – 2020.

(ii) The Deputy Minister is currently planning to undertake one international travel mission abroad for 2019 – 2020.

e) The table below outlines the (i) destination, (ii) date, (iii) purpose and (iv) number of persons who will travel with the delegation as direct support to the Minister and Deputy Minister, which is tentative until approved by the Minister. For the multilateral engagements, additional Departmental officials will participate for example in senior officials’ meetings preparing the ministerial meetings, but not in a direct supporting role to the Minister and Deputy Minister. For the purpose of this reply the number of officials in the delegations assigned to a direct supporting role to the principals is indicated.

DESTINATION	DATE	PURPOSE	DELEGATION
Minister’s Trips
Yokohama, Japan	27-30 August 2019	7th Summit of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VII). Africa-Japan Ministerial Dialogue Meeting on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Meeting is convened on the occasion of the Tokyo International Conference for Africa’s Development (TICAD) – South Africa has played a leadership role in in encouraging a science, technology and innovation focus as part of TICAD. The President also invited the Minister to join his delegation to TICAD.	4 Officials
Dresden, Germany	11-13 October 2019	Carnegie Meeting of Science and Technology Ministers and Science Advisors hosted by the German Minister of Education and Research. The Carnegie meeting is a prestigious, informal annual gathering bringing together the government science leaders of the G8 (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russian Federation, United Kingdom and the United States); the European Commission; as well as Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa. It provides an opportunity for Ministers to discuss and share experiences in an informal setting with regard to science and technology policy as part of their governments’ and the international agendas	1 Official
Deputy Minister’s Trips
Campinas, Brazil	19 - 20 September 2019	BRICS Science, Technology and Innovation Ministerial Meeting – the meeting is the highest inter-governmental BRICS Forum dedicated to decide on and review BRICS science, technology and innovation partnership initiatives.	2 Officials

f) The table below shows the detailed breakdown of the expected cost of (i) flights, (ii) accommodation and (iii) any other expenses in each case?

DESTINATION	DATE	FLIGHT	ACCOMMODATION	OTHER EXPENSES
Minister’s Trips:
Yokohama, Japan	27-30 August 2019	Business Class R66 000 Economy Class R25 000	Suite R8400 Standard Room R3500	R4370 per diem
Dresden, Germany	11-13 October 2019	Business Class R80 000 Economy Class R21 000	Suite R11 000 Standard Room R3 000	R5800 per diem
Deputy Minister’s Trips
Campinas, Brazil	19 - 20 September 2019	Business Class R80 000 Economy Class R25 000	Suite R3500 Standard Room R3500	R4164 per diem

Reply:

1. (a) R14 941 573.00.

(b) (i) – (v) Please refer to the attached table.

Reply:

1. The Research Outputs Policy published in the Government Gazette No 38552 (Notice 188) of 11 March 2015, through which university research outputs are evaluated and then funded, applies only to universities. This funding forms part of baseline subsidies provided to universities.

2. In 2013, the Department of Science and Technology (now the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) published the Declaration of Research Institutions in the Government Gazette No. 36637 (Notice 46) which declares the research institutions that are eligible for research funding support by the National Research Foundation (NRF). According to the Declaration, the Iziko Museums of South Africa qualifies to receive research grants (for performing research).

Reply:

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING: -

a) Sixteen government employees within the Department of Higher Education and Training are being paid whilst on undue and/or extended periods of sick leave. This figure includes employees in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and Community Education and Training (CET) colleges.

Long Term Incapacity Leave: 16 officials (Higher Education and Training)

b) Cost to government:

Employee	Cost to Government
1	R 132 525.76
2	R 79 070.60
3	R 22 049.75
4	R 85 937.70
5	R 71 081.47
6	R 112 606.75
7	R 117 174.41
8	R 229 265.87
9	R 73 229.59
10	R 56 003.42
11	R 104 282.28
12	R 29 462.81
13	R 29 301.73
14	R 36 481.23
15	R 114 565.43
16	R 52 393.91

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY/ INNOVATION: -

a) Number – 1

b) Cost - R 12 368, 23.

Reply:

1. The Minister has been briefed about the SKA project.

a) Impact studies have been conducted for all phases of the project. A Strategic Environmental Impact (SEI) assessment of the area was conducted in 2015/16 for SKA Phase 1. This assessment encompassed various specialist studies that included a socio-economic assessment, an agricultural economic assessment, and several environmental assessments, these studies were all incorporated into the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) for the project. These documents are publicly available on the CSIR and NRF websites. The EMP that was composed as a result of the SEI assessment was signed by the Minister of Environmental Affairs and gazetted on 22 March 2019. The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) collaborates with organised agriculture to ensure that steps taken to counteract any negative impact that the project activities may have on farming activities are supported by the farming community. In addition, the project representatives interact with national, provincial, and local farming unions, as well as with individual farmers. Through this process of consultation and interactions, three projects have been identified that would ensure that the impact of livestock withdrawn from production would be mitigated and that possible negative effects are alleviated. It is standard practice that SARAO also review and consider any other suggestions and/or proposals from organised agriculture on sustainable initiatives to support agriculture in the area.

b) Several approaches have been adopted, in collaboration with different government departments and universities, to circumvent the impact on the meat processing industry by creating solutions to improve on environmental sustainability and creating new jobs. Two projects aimed at improving the overall sustainability of the red meat industry are being implemented. SARAO is collaborating with the Williston Cooperative to establish a feedlot that will contribute to sustainable supply of sheep to the local abattoir. The feedlot was constructed at a cost of R3.5 million, of which R2.4 million was financed by SARAO, and it now contains 3 300 sheep. This project created 4 new jobs but also ensured the sustainability of jobs by providing a consistent supply of livestock to the abattoir. As a result of this initiative, the Northern Cape Department of Agriculture Rural Development and Land Reform has since joined the project and has committed to developing an offal processing plant in Williston, on land provided by the Karoo Hoogland Municipality. In addition to this, ten youth from the Williston area are in college for meat processing training as part of the National Rural Youth Service Corps programme. In addition, SARAO is also in negotiations with the Carnarvon Kaap Landbou Korporasie (KLK) Abattoir on the development of a project that could also contribute to sustainability of the local meat processing industry.

c) The land procured by SARAO will be declared a national park and this process is underway. When this process is completed, SANPARKS will manage the surface water on the reserve. However, since the process has not yet concluded, a local farmer from Carnarvon was appointed four months ago, to ensure that all water pumps on the SKA land are operational and to monitor the water level of the surface dams. SARAO also supports the studies by the University of Cape Town on small mammal and predator that could assist the industry with the management of Jackal and Caracal, territorial wild animals that predominantly hunt livestock in the area with the ultimate objective of increasing livestock yields. In addition, Rhodes University and SANPARKS are collaborating with farmers on the management of Prosopus and other invasive species in the area that are responsible for depleting the underground water supply. These aspects will later be managed by SANParks and the studies will assist in optimizing farming activities in the area.

2. The Minister will not be making a statement on this issue, the Department and the NRF have put in place a communications strategy that keeps the public informed about developments in the SKA project.

Reply:

1. The development of decent, affordable student housing for universities and TVET colleges is a priority of government. The Student Housing Infrastructure Programme has been developed to accelerate the provision of 300 000 beds over 10 years, which includes
100 000 beds for TVET college students. A pilot project is currently underway at the King Hintsa TVET College with the Lephalale and Northlink TVET Colleges forming the next projects in the pipeline. A further six colleges will be selected for consideration during the course of this year.

The Department is also assisting TVET colleges with the repairs and maintenance of existing student accommodation through the College Capital Infrastructure Efficiency Grant.

The Department of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation is also working towards supporting the development of student housing as part of their social housing developments.

2. Given the substantial increase in the bursary allocation from R2.437 billion in 2017 to R5.164 billion in 2018 and R6.517 billion in 2019 for the introduction of fee-free education, the Department is able to provide accommodation or travel allowances to qualifying TVET college students. In view of the increase in funding, the Department has standardised rates for allowances to ensure that TVET students’ basic needs are met to be successful in their studies.

NSFAS assesses the financial eligibility of all applicants while the colleges’ financial aid committee verifies the students’ supporting documents to make a determination on eligibility for either a travel or accommodation allowance. NSFAS pays out the allowances to students in accordance with the recommendation of the college financial aid committee, based on the College Bursary Rules and Guidelines developed by the Department of Higher Education and Training.

In 2018, approximately 115 000 students qualified for accommodation allowances.

Reply:

On 27 June 2016, the Registrar of Private Higher Education Institutions cancelled the registration of the Centre for Fine Art and Design (CFAD) for its failure to submit a complete 2014 annual report, after a due legal process was followed requesting CFAD to submit its annual report. The submission of the annual report is a legal requirement for the maintenance of registration as a private higher education institution as it allows the Registrar to establish if the institution has discharged its responsibilities as a private higher education institution. Subsequently, on 15 September 2016, the appeal lodged by CFAD with the Minister of Higher Education and Training was successful.

For the second time, on 20 November 2016, the Registrar cancelled the registration of CFAD for its failure to submit its 2015 annual report, after a due legal process was followed requesting CFAD to submit its annual report. Subsequently, on 7 April 2017, the appeal lodged by CFAD with the Minister of Higher Education and Training was unsuccessful, for the following reasons:

1. Failure to submit the institution’s administrative data;
2. Failure to provide staff and student data;
3. Failure to submit audited annual financial statements;
4. Failure to submit the financial surety which had expired;
5. Failure to comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations;
6. Failure to provide proof of certificates awarded to students;
7. Failure to comply with the requirements of the National Learner’s Records Database;
8. Failure to provide the updated record of the directors of the company as approved by the Consumer Intellectual Property Commission;
9. Failure to submit the list of premises on which teaching and learning is provided; and
10. Failure to submit the declaration signed by every student.

The Department received a request from parents to extend the phase-out period for CFAD to

31 December 2017 so that final year students would not be affected. At the time, the Department contacted Dr N Soobben, who is the owner and Principal, and requested him to make a formal request to the Director-General, for an extension of the phase-out period from 31 December 2016 to 31 December 2017, which he did and was approved by the Director- General.

The Department has visited the institution in August 2017, January 2018 and April 2018 to assist the institution. At the last site visit in April 2018, an improvement plan was requested from CFAD, which has not yet been submitted.

In an accreditation report dated 28 February 2017, the Council on Higher Education (CHE) withdrew the accreditation of the institution and its programme. The outcome on a subsequent application for accreditation with the CHE is pending. The application for re-registration submitted to the Department is awaiting proof of accreditation from CHE and the submission of an improvement plan as requested on 25 April 2018.

In 2018, the High Court in Durban acceded to CFAD’s request to operate in 2018 and 2019 to teach out its pipeline and final year students. The High Court also ruled that no new students should be enrolled.

CFAD has filed papers with the High Court in Durban to suspend the Registrar’s decision to cancel its registration and suspend the Minister of Higher Education and Training decision to dismiss the appeal. The Minister and Registrar are awaiting the ruling of the High Court.

Reply:

University	Number of Nurses
Cape Peninsula University of Technology	10
Central University of Technology	3
Durban University of Technology
Fort Hare University
Free State University
Mangosuthu University of Technology	4
Nelson Mandela University
North-West University	65
Rhodes University	5
Sefako Makgatho University	4
Sol Plaatje University	1
Stellenbosch University	67
Tshwane University of Technology	38
University of Cape Town	97
University of Johannesburg	20
University of Kwazulu-Natal
University of Limpopo	4
University of Mpumalanga
University of Pretoria
University of South Africa	5
University of the Western Cape	2
University of the Witwatersrand
University of Venda	34
University of Zululand	9
Vaal University of Technology	6
Walter Sisulu University	10

Reply:

Number of first-time entering undergraduate students in public HEIs, by institution, from 2013 to 2017.

Institution	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Cape Peninsula University of Technology	7604	7595	7343	7980	7186
University of Cape Town	3748	3877	4105	4235	4102
Central University of Technology, Free State	3408	3795	3683	4316	4995
Durban University of Technology	6842	7568	7687	7062	7825
University of Fort Hare	2276	2718	2950	2792	3153
University of the Free State	5533	5680	4918	7966	8027
University of Johannesburg	10142	11902	10443	11311	9784
University of KwaZulu-Natal	8684	10586	8108	8037	8894
University of Limpopo	4861	5291	4514	4878	4716
Nelson Mandela University	5226	5955	5600	5769	5088
North West University	8770	9029	9359	11166	11595
University of Pretoria	8497	8648	8773	7868	7519
Rhodes University	1372	1491	1472	1267	1339
University of South Africa	33828	34897	43181	19164	54434
University of Stellenbosch	4553	5161	5285	5025	5200
Tshwane University of Technology	13593	13901	13053	13727	14822
University of Venda	3457	3579	3460	3488	3086
Vaal University of Technology	4010	3841	3300	4937	4513
Walter Sisulu University	5956	5809	7113	7488	6960
University of Western Cape	3896	4109	4047	5056	4575
University of Witwatersrand	5418	5921	5475	6439	5907
University of Zululand	3832	4055	3814	3806	3673
Sol Plaatje University, Northern Cape	n.a.	124	220	408	444
University of Mpumalanga	n.a.	140	310	589	775
Mangosuthu University of Technology	2883	2684	2791	3138	3677
Sefako Makgatho Health Science University	n.a.	n.a.	926	979	993
Total	158389	168356	171930	158891	193282

Source: 2017 HEMIS database, November 2018.

Note: A First-time entering undergraduate student is defined as a person who is (a) registered for an undergraduate or prediplomate course and (b) has not registered at HEI in the past.

The above statistics are audited figures.

Audited data for the 2018 academic year will be available in October 2019.

Reply:

The following response was received from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS).

As at 20 June 2019 for the 2019 funding cycle, NSFAS had 565 011 students on record that met the eligible criteria for funding and for which NSFAS received registration data for approved courses. Funds have been disbursed to 536 848 students in the form of allowances, leaving 28 163 students still to be paid, i.e. 22 410 university students and 5 753 Technical and Vocational Education and Training college students.

University Sector

The affected students in the university sector have outstanding National Bursary Agreements (NBA) and disbursements can only be effected once students have signed their agreements. NSFAS is liaising with institutions to assist in:

• ascertaining whether the student still requires funding or has received alternative funding support; and
• if the student still requires funding, the institutions have been requested to assist in contacting the students to sign their NBA online.

Technical and Vocational Education and Training Sector

The affected students in the TVET sector is due to NSFAS Wallet payments not being effected successfully as the cell phone number provided during the registration period is incorrect or invalid. NSFAS is in the process of prioritising the resolution and payment of these allowances by ensuring that the correct contact number is available on the system by:

• confirming if the correct cell phone number can be provided to the NSFAS Wallet team to utilise when creating NSFAS Wallet accounts; and
• where no correct cell phone number can be found, the student is contacted to update the correct number online.

University Sector

Institution Name	Registration Data Received	Students Disbursed	Unsigned NBAs Not Paid	Total Amount of Allowances Paid
Cape Peninsula University of Technology	9 567	8 404	965	R170 370 555.00
Central University of Technology	9 909	6 995	1 364	R183 079 962.00
Durban University of Technology	16 663	14 590	1 367	R340 452 638.00
Mangosuthu University of Technology	8 145	6 906	959	R179 634 638.00
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University	11 003	10 269	479	R303 089 278.00
North West University	17 275	16 944	265	R563 652 785.00
Rhodes University	2 272	2 078	171	R101 041 822.00
Sefako Makgatho University	2 802	2 754	35	R109 951 908.00
Sol Plaatjes University	900	623	240	R13 897 981.00
Tshwane University of Technology	34 138	30 515	2 331	R641 917 744.00
University of Cape Town	3 424	3 302	91	R180 042 551.00
University of Fort Hare	7 195	5 825	856	R271 461 102.00
University of Free State	17 399	16 702	314	R442 981 472.00
University of Johannesburg	20 865	18 800	954	R320 182 630.00
University of Kwazulu-Natal	21 347	18 304	2 926	R631 674 722.00
University of Limpopo	14 188	12 333	1 776	R372 904 612.00
University of Mpumalanga	2 349	2 040	148	R46 320 332.00
University of Pretoria	8 947	8 097	674	R380 409 104.00
University of South Africa	67 073	64 046	1 999	R508 769 797.00
University of Stellenbosch	3 180	2 970	150	R130 837 657.00
University of Venda	11 782	10 390	830	R276 972 366.00
University of Western Cape	7 407	6 554	729	R164 175 426.00
University of Witwatersrand	7 810	7 234	310	R303 385 672.00
University of Zululand	11 843	11 670	130	R303 346 159.00
Vaal University of Technology	8 757	7 988	670	R187 741 797.00
Walter Sisulu University	17 820	14 139	2 156	R470 377 137.00
Total	344 060	310 472	22 410	R7 598 580 868.00

TVET Sector

Institution Name	Registration Data Received	Students Disbursed	Number of Students not paid	Total Amount of Allowances Paid
Boland College	5 086	4 277	0	R25 575 648.00
Buffalo City College	2 915	3 016	140	R22 527 564.00
Capricorn College	6 827	6 756	0	R51 785 368.00
Central Johannesburg College	3 515	3 695	276	R16 889 743.00
Coastal College	7 358	7 107	242	R37 767 170.00
College of Cape Town	5 672	4 154	0	R20 764 665.00
East Cape Midlands College	1 551	4 134	0	R17 346 383.00
Ehlanzeni College	6 755	4 774	1 307	R43 704 942.00
Ekurhuleni East College	6 497	5 556	128	R25 571 165.00
Ekurhuleni West College	9 367	8 107	695	R39 695 199.00
Elangeni College	7 895	6 452	151	R38 959 862.00
Esayidi College	5 998	4 081	89	R32 312 590.00
False Bay College	3 348	3 040	0	R14 238 858.00
Flavius Mareka College	2 489	2 591	0	R16 103 991.00
Gert Sibande College	7 049	6 359	0	R48 517 726.00
Goldfields College	2 715	2 759	157	R16 034 443.00
Ikhala College	3 510	2 958	0	R22 105 219.00
Ingwe College	5 703	3 414	120	R20 013 472.00
King Hintsa College	827	2 011	74	R10 074 176.00
King Sabata College	5 127	5 117	0	R47 088 656.00
Lephalale College	1 741	1 775	0	R11 333 670.00
Letaba College	3 858	3 359	0	R17 753 419.00
Lovedale College	3 002	2 154	0	R22 665 975.00
Majuba College	10 056	9 616	238	R67 101 366.00
Maluti College	6 278	5 203	0	R35 805 418.00
Mnambithi College	4 173	2 552	197	R13 190 695.00
Mopani College	3 857	4 007	182	R33 251 137.00
Motheo College	7 774	6 093	149	R34 675 665.00
Mthatshana College	3 078	2 823	137	R16 806 558.00
Nkangala College	5 901	5 193	0	R43 968 353.00
Northern Cape Rural College	3 292	2 081	0	R13 583 278.00
Northern Cape Urban College	5 377	4 439	0	R35 389 420.00
Northlink College	7 337	7 285	0	R39 311 295.00
Orbit College	4 171	4 591	0	R28 235 046.00

Institution Name	Registration Data Received	Students Disbursed	Number of Students not paid	Total Amount of Allowances Paid
Port Elizabeth College	3 390	3 570	169	R20 061 945.00
Sedibeng College	8 306	7 123	0	R37 834 683.00
Sekhukhune College	3 377	2 841	81	R4 158 137.00
South Cape College	2 660	3 139	0	R22 189 964.00
South West Gauteng College	8 367	8 711	0	R42 489 924.00
Taletso College	1 913	2 003	151	R8 459 548.00
Thekwini College	4 479	3 535	96	R19 546 829.00
Tshwane North College	6 266	6 543	0	R37 931 075.00
Tshwane South College	3 523	3 603	0	R27 366 247.00
Umfolozi College	6 171	5 262	329	R33 897 554.00
Umngungundlovu College	3 727	3 011	89	R18 161 601.00
Vhembe College	8 519	7 530	299	R41 514 943.00
Vuselela College	3 141	2 869	198	R19 749 332.00
Waterberg College	2 792	2 834	59	R19 960 271.00
West Coast College	5 414	4 484	0	R34 136 123.00
Western College	8 519	7 789	0	R53 548 635.00
Total	250 663	226 376	5 753	R1 468 317 082.00

Reply:

1. (a) The Department is implementing the Student Housing Infrastructure Programme, which aims to provide 100 000 new beds for the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college sector over ten years. Three pilot projects are currently underway, and the following progress has been reported:

• The Department has allocated funds from the TVET College Infrastructure Grant to provide bulk services on the Teko Campus of the King Hintsa TVET College. The intention is that the college will construct student residences with 800 beds once the bulk services have been completed as part of a Public Private Partnership;
• A student housing project with 1 200 beds is planned at the Lephalale TVET College in Limpopo. The feasibility study for the project is being funded by the Infrastructure Investment Programme of South Africa, a joint initiative to fund infrastructure projects by the South African government and European Union; and
• The Northlink TVET College plans to develop 1 500 new beds on its Tygerberg Campus following the completion of its campus master plan, which is currently in progress.

(b) These three pilot projects aim to construct 3 500 new beds as part of the initial phase. Subsequent phases over the remaining ten year period will work towards achieving the target of constructing 100 000 new beds on various TVET college campuses.

2. The investments made in student accommodation are not expected to expand enrolments within the short to medium term.

.

Reply:

The latest audited and verified data is for the 2017 academic year and the information is provided in the tables below.

Number of students enrolled in public higher education institutions, by qualification type and institution in 2017:

Institution	Qualification Type
	Occasional Students	Undergraduate Qualifications	Postgraduate Qualifications	Total
Cape Peninsula University of Technology	140	32 426	2 136	34 702
University of Cape Town	975	16 899	10 850	28 724
Central University of Technology	118	16 815	1 252	18 185
Durban University of Technology	0	28 533	1 254	29 787
University of Fort Hare	32	11 538	3 856	15 426
University of the Free State	496	30 350	7 256	38 102
University of Johannesburg	81	41 779	8 587	50 447
University of KwaZulu-Natal	669	34 309	14 118	49 096
University of Limpopo	0	17 827	2 781	20 608
Nelson Mandela University	326	23 002	4 293	27 621
North West University	228	49 065	13 265	62 558
University of Pretoria	463	34 536	15 696	50 695
Rhodes University	63	5 598	2 416	8 077
University of South Africa	15 659	272 411	55 945	344 015
University of Stellenbosch	1 087	19 403	10 624	31 114
Tshwane University of Technology	222	59 829	2 981	63 032
University of Venda	0	13 967	1 738	15 705
Vaal University of Technology	292	18 363	563	19 218
Walter Sisulu University	0	28 656	1 861	30 517
University of Western Cape	0	17 238	5 205	22 443
University of Witwatersrand	498	24 621	13 261	38 380
University of Zululand	104	15 409	1 695	17 208
Sol Plaatje University	0	1 063	0	1 063
University of Mpumalanga	0	1 736	35	1 771
Mangosuthu University of Technology	0	12 422	243	12 665
Sefako Makgatho Health Science University	5	4 556	1 264	5 825
Totals	21 458	832 351	183 175	1 036 984

(bb) There are no categories of graduates and post-graduates for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college programme enrolment. Reflected in the tables below are the enrolled numbers for 2017 as were published in the statistical publication of the Department. These enrolment numbers are the latest officially released numbers.

TVET college name	NC(V)	Report 191 (N1-N6)	Occupational Qualifications	Other	Total
1.    Boland	1 468	5 958	2 501	162	10 089
2.    Buffalo City	3 098	5 186	0	0	8 284
3.    Capricorn	7 755	29 376	88	0	37 219
4.    Central Johannesburg	1 716	13 601	1	40	15 358
5.    Coastal	4 767	8 980	0	50	13 797
6.    College of Cape Town	2 901	9 395	0	3 992	16 288
7.    Eastcape Midlands	2 880	7 934	0	0	10 814
8.    Ehlanzeni	4 120	9 438	0	0	13 558
9.    Ekurhuleni East	3 537	13 211	0	25	16 773
10.  Ekurhuleni West	6 864	11 147	0	261	18 272
11.  Elangeni	3 492	4 452	269	25	8 238
12.  Esayidi	3 409	12 217	15	90	15 731
13.  False Bay	1 672	7 022	1 124	2 147	11 965
14.  Flavius Mareka	686	10 307	0	291	11 284
15.  Gert Sibande	5 593	7 033	0	0	12 626
16.  Goldfields	1 362	7 133	0	0	8 495
17.  Ikhala	1 894	6 182	0	0	8 076
18.  Ingwe	3 563	10 701	0	0	14 264
19.  King Hintsa	1 718	3 475	0	0	5 193
20.  King Sabata Dalindyebo	3 518	8 674	0	40	12 232
21.  Lephalale	623	8 865	69	28	9 585
22.  Letaba	2 223	4 399	0	107	6 729
23.  Lovedale	1 083	4 008	0	343	5 434
24.  Majuba	4 561	18 434	0	0	22 995
25.  Maluti	3 663	7 014	0	12	10 689
26.  Mnambithi	1 664	7 084	0	125	8 873
27.  Mopani South East	3 443	6 372	0	81	9 896
28.  Motheo	1 291	18 943	0	518	20 752
29.  Mthashana	1 263	5 358	204	0	6 825
30.  Nkangala	3 275	16 166	0	0	19 441
31.  Northern Cape Rural	981	4 340	356	0	5 677
32.  Northern Cape Urban	571	3 363	308	448	4 690
33.  Northlink	2 218	18 630	2 732	1 851	25 431
34.  Orbit	3 481	10 521	224	0	14 226
35.  Port Elizabeth	2 652	7 502	84	1 555	11 793
36.  Sedibeng	3 979	16 422	0	30	20 431
37.  Sekhukhune	1 905	7 398	26	0	9 329
38.  South Cape	1 359	3 356	0	1 068	5 783
39.  South West Gauteng	8 495	16 628	30	276	25 429
40.  Taletso	2 064	6 836	0	0	8 900
41.  Thekwini	1 681	10 264	197	135	12 277
42.  Tshwane North	3 137	19 075	0	2 471	24 683
43.  Tshwane South	2 184	19 189	0	4 143	25 516
44.  Umfolozi	3 521	9 044	511	543	13 619
45.  Umgungundlovu	1 936	8 197	473	313	10 919
46.  Vhembe	5 472	25 106	0	0	30 578
47.  Vuselela	1 813	6 794	281	303	9 191
48.  Waterberg	1 985	1 344	291	101	3 721
49.  West Coast	2 622	5 503	1 185	2 640	11 950
50.  Western College	1 215	22 576	0	319	24 110
Total	142 373	510 153	10 969	24 533	688 028

Sources: Statistics on Post-School Education and Training in South Africa, 2017.

Reply:

a) The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has appointed forensic investigators and investigations are currently underway.

b) Appropriate action will be taken once the investigations have been completed.

Reply:

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) provided responses to the questions posed.

a) Number of 2019 applications for funding: 555 708.

b) The breakdown of applications and approved applications (funding eligible) per institution are attached as Annexure A.

(i) Number of approved 2019 applications: 445 054.

(ii) Number of students allocated funding: 433 516.

Annexure A

2019 APPLICATIONS FOR NSFAS FUNDING
TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TRAINING COLLEGES
INSTITUTION	APPLICATIONS RECEIVED	FUNDING ELIGIBLE
BOLAND	3 942	3 454
BUFFALO CITY	2 505	2 285
CAPRICORN	5 162	4 427
CENTRAL JOHANNESBURG	3 800	3 380
COASTAL KWAZULU-NATAL	5 844	5 308
COLLEGE OF CAPE TOWN	4 238	3 803
EAST CAPE MIDLANDS	2 701	2 486
EHLANZENI	4 720	4 360
EKURHULENI EAST	4 780	4 310
EKURHULENI WEST	6 715	6 240
ELANGENI	4 999	4 545
ESAYIDI	2 739	2 544
FALSE BAY	2 405	2 133
FLAVIUS MAREKA	1 569	1 428
GERT SIBANDE	6 600	6 107
GOLDFIELDS	2 280	2 109
IKHALA	1 917	1 778
INGWE	2 156	2 018
KING HINTSA	1 616	1 461
KING SABATA DALINDYEBO	3 159	3 009
LEPHALALE	1 036	956
LETABA	1 875	1 700
LOVEDALE	1 406	1 261
MAJUBA	6 960	6 686
MALUTI	4 024	3 594
MNAMBITHI	1 642	1 586
MOPANI SOUTH EAST	2 036	1 866
MOTHEO	4 677	4 301
MTHASHANA	2 064	1 945
NKANGALA	4 274	3 871
NORTHERN CAPE RURAL	2 164	1 936
NORTHERN CAPE URBAN	4 684	4 469
NORTHLINK	5 408	4 904
ORBIT	4 135	3 464
PORT ELIZABETH	3 065	2 763
SEDIBENG	4 320	3 905
SEKHUKHUNE	1 830	1 659
SOUTH CAPE	2 875	2 617
SOUTH WEST GAUTENG	5 659	5 137
TALETSO	2 310	2 020
THEKWINI	3 373	3 039
TSHWANA NORTH	5 140	4 476
TSHWANE SOUTH	3 733	3 299
UMFOLOZI	4 256	3 897
UMGUNGUNDLOVU	4 427	3 902
VHEMBE	6 150	5 642
VUSELELA	3 535	3 114
WATERBERG	2 364	2 209
WEST COAST	3 668	3 428
WESTERN	5 768	5 230
UNIVERSITIES
CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY	10 040	7 195
CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY	8 143	6 045
DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY	17 267	13 871
MANGOSUTHU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY	7 478	6 003
NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY	11 514	8 478
NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY	15 789	11 527
RHODES UNIVERSITY	1 532	999
SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY	2 125	1 509
SOL PLAATJE UNIVERSITY	848	646
TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY	29 558	23 573
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN	5 178	3 587
UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE	6 047	4 405
UNIVERSITY OF FREE STATE	20 063	15 485
UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG	34 966	27 522
UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL	24 921	19 849
UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO	15 246	12 331
UNIVERSITY OF MPUMALANGA	1 453	1 192
UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA	8 543	5 781
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA	95 444	66 546
UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH	2 912	1 801
UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE	7 594	5 281
UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND	8 532	5 555
UNIVERSITY OF VENDA	6 911	5 301
UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND	11 138	9 218
VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY	5 901	4 345
WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY	13 860	10 948

Reply:

The Department does not collect information on the number of counsellors employed by institutions of higher learning. The Department has requested institutions to provide information on the number of counsellors employed at their various campus clinics/counselling centres. This will take some time to compile, and as soon as the data is available, the information will be provided.

Reply:

1. (a) The National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Forum held eight meetings in the past eight years.

(b) One NQF Stakeholders Forum meeting was held on 2 March 2019.

2. The NQF Forum is an important structure providing the Minister and Director-General with the opportunity to meet with the Chairpersons of the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) and Quality Councils to discuss important issues regarding the strategic direction of the NQF, as well as barriers and challenges experienced in the further development and implementation of the NQF. The NQF Forum promotes dialogue and creates a common understanding to ensure the efficient development and implementation of the NQF. I was concerned about the lack of activity of the NQF Forum and actioned the NQF Stakeholders Forum meeting on 2 March 2019 to identify critical issues and continue with the annual NQF Forum meetings.

The Chief Executive Committee is a permanent sub-committee of the NQF Forum and has met quarterly over the past years. It reports to the Minister, Director-General and NQF Forum.

3. The Director-General will ensure that the NQF Forum meetings are held. SAQA, as the secretariat of the NQF Forum is tasked to develop a schedule of meetings. Furthermore, Recommendation 4.3 of the Improvement Plan for the Evaluation of the Implementation of the NQF Act (Act No. 67 of 2008) compels the NQF Forum to schedule meetings in advance and the fulfilment of its mandate will be monitored through the Department of Higher Education and Training, and the Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation.

 

COMPILER DETAILS

NAME AND SURNAME: BELLINAH MOLAUDZI

CONTACT: 012 312 5703/5081

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the Minister signs Parliamentary Reply 770.

MR GF QONDE

DIRECTOR–GENERAL: HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

PARLIAMENTARY REPLY 770 IS APPROVED / NOT APPROVED / AMENDED.

COMMENT/S

MRS GNM PANDOR, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

Reply:

Information on the total number of students who graduated with 3-year diplomas, 3-year degrees, Bachelor of Technology and 4-year degrees by institution from 1993 to 2017 are attached as Annexure A.

Annexure A: Number of students graduated with 3-year diplomas, 3-year degrees and 4-year degrees by institution from 1993 to 2017

3 Year Diploma Graduates (UNIVERSITIES)
Institution	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
University of Cape Town	120	76	115	83	67	65	169	102	64	324	441	356
University of Durban-Westville	1	2	2	1	0	1	0	3	2	2	20	n.a.
University of KwaZulu-Natal	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	870
University of Fort Hare	3	21	19	2	10	1	1	4	4	5	10	237
Medical Uni. of South Africa	29	21	22	26	11	10	5	3	36	5	39	6
University of Natal	161	163	184	232	273	246	0	505	248	436	1087	n.a.
University of the North	17	58	95	108	65	33	20	106	262	152	206	308
University of the Free State	10	18	26	9	6	6	5	5	13	224	475	371
University of Port Elizabeth	48	130	108	102	81	312	739	897	1012	526	1019	1627
Potchefstroom University	31	28	32	35	120	344	1443	898	1444	1093	1057	n.a.
North West University	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	2578
University of Pretoria	132	153	252	351	377	508	4461	3625	3002	2980	1751	2437
Rand Afrikaans University	27	867	2272	2390	2096	2823	1952	1574	1358	1099	1381	1596
Rhodes University	41	40	162	209	83	124	391	88	260	145	788	241
University of South Africa	600	536	497	525	668	835	2830	694	3079	4746	2297	4274
University of Stellenbosch	63	101	96	102	98	104	153	84	65	85	115	42
University of Western Cape	282	214	196	191	228	139	149	174	187	326	513	272
University of Witwatersrand	84	96	77	84	154	206	165	119	273	436	407	180
University of Zululand	204	152	221	237	261	176	187	72	193	173	387	126
Vista University	4970	4840	4783	4431	3337	3167	2033	2077	1384	883	373	n.a.
University of Transkei	n.a.	n.a.	124	199	121	n.a.	36	57	32	140	821	575
University of North West	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	46	202	231	333	n.a.
University of Venda	n.a.	n.a.	147	277	167	127	54	32	352	190	443	359
TOTAL	6823	7516	9430	9594	8223	9227	14793	11165	13472	14201	13963	16455

3 Year Diploma Graduates (TECHNIKONS)
Institution	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Cape Technikon	1541	1483	1612	1630	1562	1540	1504	1539	1646	1740	2009	2220
Northern Gauteng Technikon	326	673	778	948	941	1078	1062	1051	1071	1225	1276	n.a.
Mangosuthu Technikon	234	29	430	481	706	817	860	874	845	865	856	926
M.L. Sultan Technikon	753	869	959	942	1069	908	1157	1156	1076	1270	n.a.	n.a.
Natal Technikon	1135	967	n.a.	n.a.	1073	n.a.	1053	1026	941	927	n.a.	n.a.
Technikon Free State	596	585	767	759	777	690	649	654	744	868	893	1041
Peninsula Technikon	798	n.a.	n.a.	918	777	1025	1081	1090	1428	1228	1392	1275
Port Elizabeth Technikon	867	924	1041	1063	1117	1124	1083	1067	1115	1088	1126	1225
Pretoria Technikon	2076	2032	2108	2056	1903	2288	2186	2043	2204	2476	2789	n.a.
Technikon SA	286	2248	3221	3746	4260	3285	4003	2478	1493	1317	1624	n.a.
Vaal Triangle Technikon	788	572	640	903	441	925	997	393	1290	1529	1775	1876
Witwatersrand Technikon	1273	1533	1434	1521	1477	1539	1433	1051	1170	1248	1211	1478
Border Technikon	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	117	162	353	n.a.	14	520	574	676	675
Technikon North West	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	187	36	71	407	287	339	451	622	n.a.
Eastern Cape Technikon	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	178	440	429	872	435	683	861	1309	1061
Durban Institute of Technology	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	2315	2629
Tshwane University of Technology	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	5133
TOTAL	10673	11915	12991	15449	16741	16072	18347	15158	16565	17667	19873	19539

3 Year Diploma Graduates (UNIVERSITIES POST MERGER)
Institution	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Cape Peninsula University of Technology	3496	3984	3933	3810	4112	3650	3921	4088	4141	4093	4127	4091	4177
Central University of Technology, Free State	1186	1360	1240	1392	1121	1209	1418	1492	1419	1378	1443	1498	1400
Durban University of Technology	2952	2928	3298	3008	3836	3297	3499	3936	4061	4207	3858	4148	4372
Mangosuthu University of Technology	1140	1779	1792	1732	1731	1530	1800	1858	2110	2203	2262	2082	2088
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University	1410	1205	1121	1157	1631	1574	1534	2059	2261	1925	1835	1836	1756
North West University	334	520	586	825	743	886	1071	1272	1609	1874	2394	3738	3338
Tshwane University of Technology	4796	4922	5434	6120	6149	6293	6272	6522	6666	6611	7125	7469	8034
University of Cape Town	55	90	25	21	22	25	18	15	24	37	28	27	31
University of Fort Hare	267	419	13	82	156	93	53	106	126	85	42	45	27
University of Free State	544	480	18	69	165	158	158	136	148	196	395	509	532
University of Johannesburg	1886	2047	2113	2351	2485	2492	2852	3061	3227	3260	3052	3038	3042
University of KwaZulu Natal	8	9	14	18	11	7	30	17	10	9	13	1	3
University of Limpopo	868	910	1047	258	119	329	260	177	130	163	17	0	0
University of Pretoria	2911	12	4	15	4	10	8	9	2	3	9	5	3
University of South Africa	1938	1773	1862	2642	1541	3613	3755	3404	3958	4292	4624	4225	3442
University of Stellenbosch	0	0	0	0	0	47	11	10	19	22	13	4	8
University of Venda	487	14	214	103	96	154	171	91	106	172	100	102	112
University of Western Cape	4	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
University of Witwatersrand	154	6	28	7	6	7	5	3	3	1	2		1
University of Zululand	115	4	8	41	225	320	361	410	335	271	296	290	257
Vaal University of Technology	1885	1890	2103	2410	2381	2221	2678	2875	2797	2947	2813	2747	2764
Walter Sisulu University	1664	1856	1554	1696	1248	1540	2048	2198	2211	2346	2097	2451	2505
Sol Plaatje University, Northern Cape	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	49	41
University of Mpumalanga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	145	85
TOTAL	28100	26208	26409	27758	27784	29455	31923	33739	35363	36095	36545	38500	38018

B Tech Graduates
Institution	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Cape Technikon	n.a.	n.a.	155	318	378	407	558	442	543	741	959	1031
Northern Gauteng Technikon	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	90	146	269	225	240	221	276	303	n.a.
Mangosuthu Technikon	n.a.	n.a.	8	7	5	10	2	3	4	9	21	26
M.L. Sultan Technikon	n.a.	n.a.	17	86	150	227	209	231	278	301	n.a.	n.a.
Natal Technikon	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	242	n.a.	249	374	494	377	n.a.	n.a.
Technikon Free State	n.a.	n.a.	12	99	116	166	188	172	271	366	442	701
Peninsula Technikon	66	n.a.	n.a.	104	236	373	340	380	473	514	592	761
Port Elizabeth Technikon	n.a.	n.a.	71	201	285	333	374	322	393	468	441	472
Pretoria Technikon	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	176	354	456	2192	3317	2178	1762	2364	n.a.
Technikon SA	n.a.	n.a.	51	174	221	254	644	916	672	719	1060	n.a.
Vaal Triangle Technikon	n.a.	n.a.	48	86	78	109	110	33	195	249	320	399
Witwatersrand Technikon	n.a.	n.a.	93	219	338	378	504	427	476	543	545	563
Border Technikon	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	10	n.a.	9	40	49	45	80
Technikon North West	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	7	2	18	33	30	n.a.
Eastern Cape Technikon	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	2	5	3	89	100	106
Durban Institute of Technology	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	642	925
Tshwane University of Technology	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	3662
TOTAL	66	n.a.	455	1560	2549	2992	5604	6873	6259	6496	7864	8726

B Tech Graduates (POST MERGER)
Institution	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Cape Peninsula University of Technology	1726	1952	2018	2175	1989	2172	2231	2351	2458	2639	2651	2706	2974
Central University of Technology, Free State	576	579	536	518	602	672	698	821	874	977	1005	1026	1084
Durban University of Technology	928	989	1118	1127	1545	1873	1790	1834	2162	2235	2149	2534	2712
Mangosuthu University of Technology	38	29	56	64	68	59	164	93	164	242	221	131	122
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University	542	418	449	449	530	584	660	874	930	883	877	923	986
Tshwane University of Technology	2800	2417	2118	2224	2426	2434	2549	2627	2691	3050	3847	3900	4727
University of Johannesburg	682	719	798	926	1072	1106	1093	1252	1358	1435	1470	1727	1661
University of South Africa	764	612	795	1091	1278	1692	2005	2079	2008	1685	1379	1300	1488
Vaal University of Technology	372	478	523	547	699	830	895	1006	1268	1100	994	1123	1181
Walter Sisulu University	67	107	183	294	320	352	333	262	390	494	489	751	881
TOTAL	8495	8300	8594	9415	10529	11774	12418	13199	14303	14740	15082	16121	17816

3 Year Degree Graduates
Institution	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
University of Cape Town	1339	1303	1172	1170	1162	1220	1121	1089	1192	1258	1522	1646
University of Durban-Westville	829	936	1069	973	946	851	750	684	665	680	696	n.a.
University of KwaZulu-Natal	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	2757
University of Fort Hare	501	487	549	496	554	487	565	376	271	228	349	406
Medical Uni. of South Africa	131	147	149	142	147	120	128	130	111	101	120	105
University of Natal	1464	1652	1667	1645	1789	1823	0	1648	1662	1749	1984	n.a.
University of the North	293	1636	1811	2324	2378	1811	1360	1047	669	415	328	502
University of the Free State	737	752	652	643	730	730	810	702	688	777	943	1119
University of Port Elizabeth	604	582	555	490	519	511	475	435	408	460	524	848
Potchefstroom University	974	923	839	804	866	902	814	1124	1234	1262	1176	n.a.
North West University	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	2032
University of Pretoria	1737	1593	1553	1709	1950	1997	1874	2011	2062	2394	2687	2968
Rand Afrikaans University	1138	1005	1048	851	1030	1083	1129	1283	1391	1749	1929	2292
Rhodes University	658	570	510	507	491	507	570	596	610	711	720	635
University of South Africa	4077	5226	5920	6374	6586	6731	5482	5564	4792	4709	4232	4330
University of Stellenbosch	1199	1303	1190	1191	1168	1208	1311	1288	1263	1384	1503	1413
University of Western Cape	1239	1076	1264	1380	1484	903	759	714	498	462	575	630
University of Witwatersrand	1549	1455	1266	1174	1126	1051	1099	1002	981	956	1022	1306
University of Zululand	455	328	405	317	230	618	576	411	432	428	627	552
Vista University	872	975	1171	1404	1549	1890	2121	1860	1640	1377	1229	n.a.
University of Transkei	n.a.	n.a.	514	497	511	n.a.	485	334	327	221	192	205
University of North West	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	561	389	258	367	n.a.
University of Venda	n.a.	n.a.	493	661	517	495	720	501	382	283	457	521
TOTAL	19795	21948	23797	24753	25733	24938	22149	23360	21667	21862	23182	24267

3 Year Degree Graduates (POST MERGER)
Institution	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Central University of Technology, Free State	119	146	149	185	100	46	2	0	4	0	1	0	0
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University	916	875	869	916	853	884	954	983	992	1057	989	1163	1191
North West University	2068	2424	2380	2454	2613	2711	2796	3003	3599	3610	3840	4011	3872
Rhodes University	799	807	844	745	797	854	950	1036	1026	1009	956	1090	1146
University of  Fort Hare	531	416	450	557	568	635	719	943	932	969	960	988	1121
University of Cape Town	1789	1589	1732	1556	1544	1686	1738	1942	1870	1833	1786	1791	1802
University of Free State	951	1320	1299	1442	1535	1713	1834	2058	2352	2368	2303	2187	1978
University of Johannesburg	2373	2794	2568	2653	2671	2944	3015	3304	3423	3600	3524	3563	3525
University of KwaZulu-Natal	2661	3500	3155	2931	2757	2717	2905	3324	3646	3321	3283	3726	3885
University of Limpopo	723	990	1359	1447	1128	1219	1315	1828	1970	2137	2040	1971	2200
University of Pretoria	3121	3324	3179	3225	3291	3235	3432	3400	3836	3519	3791	3976	3856
University of South Africa	3310	4153	4157	4448	5275	5725	6031	5745	8289	9079	9198	9729	8189
University of Stellenbosch	1555	1833	1851	1979	2012	2113	2097	2276	2220	2100	2152	2412	2570
University of Venda	631	723	841	997	1003	980	681	561	522	832	913	906	1107
University of Western Cape	840	1015	1054	985	990	1162	1182	1269	1420	1537	1764	1698	1691
University of Witwatersrand	1441	1495	1689	1688	1549	1672	1735	1995	2106	2159	2172	2416	2637
University of Zululand	459	669	575	724	680	600	739	1445	1264	1212	1444	1500	1424
Walter Sisulu University	193	282	308	477	419	557	532	504	456	302	370	491	484
Sefako Makgatho University	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	270	205	269
University of Mpumalanga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	35
Sol Plaatje University, Northern Cape	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13
TOTAL	24480	28355	28459	29409	29785	31453	32657	35616	39927	40644	41756	43848	42995

4 Year Degree Graduates
Institution	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
University of Cape Town	771	827	833	817	793	931	1013	871	997	1157	1126	1110
University of Durban-Westville	360	500	645	608	557	506	462	525	423	467	432	n.a.
University of KwaZulu-Natal	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	1175
University of Fort Hare	171	249	170	178	174	176	133	180	133	338	352	433
Medical Uni. of South Africa	142	150	266	299	350	362	449	362	368	397	448	422
University of Natal	647	592	582	549	595	542	0	642	664	601	769	n.a.
University of the North	221	363	388	537	683	596	412	382	281	285	271	277
University of the Free State	547	549	536	498	458	458	470	455	391	408	378	546
University of Port Elizabeth	133	143	177	191	232	212	242	523	499	518	699	883
Potchefstroom University	348	410	405	415	481	454	508	513	407	433	584	n.a.
North West University	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	1000
University of Pretoria	1538	1600	1578	1575	1520	1532	1450	1528	1566	1417	1398	1746
Rand Afrikaans University	338	361	407	341	443	469	435	506	266	324	303	410
Rhodes University	87	101	147	125	140	167	158	196	207	356	286	206
University of South Africa	882	1030	1184	1098	1105	1054	1172	557	659	690	580	1717
University of Stellenbosch	762	842	770	817	783	776	754	864	906	960	984	970
University of Western Cape	255	308	340	397	403	367	379	453	511	493	428	546
University of Witwatersrand	1194	1210	1162	954	1015	968	914	960	875	903	958	1019
University of Zululand	426	142	318	144	133	323	365	211	205	126	203	347
Vista University	249	283	431	627	563	733	741	357	281	257	175	n.a.
University of Transkei	n.a.	n.a.	341	513	377	n.a.	518	417	362	263	205	258
University of North West	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	659	285	162	154	n.a.
University of Venda	n.a.	n.a.	122	193	212	133	154	147	187	198	189	222
TOTAL	9071	9660	10802	10876	11017	10759	10729	11308	10473	10753	10922	13287

Institution	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
University of Cape Town	1278	1341	1312	1362	1267	1295	1339	1389	1440	1471	1503	1528
Cape Peninsula University of Technology	0	0	0	0	398	491	567	572	661	654	648	733
Central University of Technology, Free State	25	18	49	85	87	108	218	301	301	292	278	449
Durban University of Technology	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	320	24
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University	759	663	672	514	529	463	493	543	677	649	738	760
North West University	1167	1295	1266	1244	1289	1451	1453	1768	2025	2015	2229	2236
Rhodes University	219	233	237	231	232	212	224	250	263	230	270	234
Tshwane University of Technology	98	70	57	126	311	370	486	362	485	490	537	577
University of Fort Hare	648	694	707	529	749	844	900	697	805	909	789	826
University of Free State	819	686	640	691	635	687	798	792	912	1065	1187	1118
University of Johannesburg	459	553	507	534	523	516	637	682	850	1078	1094	1177
University of KwaZulu Natal	1765	1523	1525	1602	1464	1540	1651	1912	1897	1882	2095	2184
University of Limpopo	799	838	882	986	1070	1017	1041	1193	1335	1673	1342	1468
University of Pretoria	1870	1893	2021	2081	1981	2061	2127	2204	2534	2391	2637	2866
University of South Africa	1815	808	917	1054	1186	1360	1654	2227	3549	5079	6665	8517
University of Stellenbosch	1047	1083	1056	938	1073	1085	1131	1201	1310	1335	1397	1513
University of Venda	291	300	345	566	828	1084	883	819	820	928	957	1375
University of Western Cape	658	589	690	763	771	807	925	853	965	1141	1159	1222
University of Witwatersrand	1210	1208	1432	1301	1291	1415	1448	1550	1861	1794	1948	2064
University of Zululand	306	510	577	732	681	808	739	1602	1144	1273	1298	1526
Vaal University of Technology	0	12	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Walter Sisulu University	236	270	319	432	512	460	762	1011	1072	1100	1319	1117
Sefako Makgatho Health Science University	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	469	432
TOTAL	15469	14587	15239	15771	16877	18074	19476	21928	24906	27472	30879	33946