2019-w199 - 23 July 2019

Wynand Johannes Boshoff to ask the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology

(1)Whether his department can extend the same financial research benefits currently provided to universities to the Iziko Museums of South Africa as a result of their employees' research output; (2) whether he will make a statement on the matter?

Reply from the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology on 23 Jul 2019

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 ...

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2019-w200 - 23 July 2019

Wynand Johannes Boshoff to ask the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology

Whether he has been informed of the socio-economic and environmental implications of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project; if not, why not; if so, what (a) steps has he taken to address the negative impact of the withdrawal of an estimated 16 000 ewes from production, (b) investment has been made by both the Government and SKA South Africa to minimize the resultant loss of permanent jobs in the local meat production and processing industry, as well as other supporting businesses and (c) measures are being taken to ensure the survival of affected species that have been dependent on watering points previously provided and maintained by farmers on the land currently occupied by the SKA project; 2. Whether he will make a statement on the matter?

Reply from the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology on 23 Jul 2019

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 ...

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2019-w151 - 17 July 2019

Siphosethu Lindinkosi Ngcobo to ask the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology

(1)Whether his department has plans in place to help provide accommodation for the students in technical and vocational education and training colleges to deal with unhealthy and dangerous squatting which in most cases expose students to drug abuse and other related criminal elements; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether all accommodation of the deserving students will be paid for or subsidised by his department; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of the roll-out plan?

Reply from the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology on 17 Jul 2019

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 ...

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2019-w3 - 04 July 2019

Narend Singh to ask the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology

Whether he is aware of the current situation of distress at the Centre for Fine Art and Design [CFAD] in KwaZulu-Natal resulting from the Department of Higher Education’s refusal to re- accredit the CFAD; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what is he doing to expedite the institution’s re-accreditation given the current high standards and quality education produced by CFAD since its inception?

Reply from the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology on 4 Jul 2019

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 ...

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2019-w63 - 04 July 2019

Phuti Peter Keetse to ask the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology

What is the total number of nurses who are employed at each institution of higher learning?

Reply from the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology on 4 Jul 2019

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 ...

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2019-w64 - 04 July 2019

Phuti Peter Keetse to ask the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology

What is the total number of new students who were accepted at each institution of higher learning in each of the past five years?

Reply from the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology on 4 Jul 2019

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 ...

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2019-w62 - 04 July 2019

Ciliesta Catherine Shoana Motsepe to ask the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology

What number of payments from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme have not been paid out at each campus as at 1 June 2019?

Reply from the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology on 4 Jul 2019

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 ...

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