The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) was appointed by the President and will therefore be reporting to the President in this regard.
More »The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET)’s programme does not have any students who have not received stipend payments. The Stipend payment of the Department’s programme is being processed by the South African Mission in Russia and their stipends for February 2023 have been processed. The South African mission in Russia is currently processing the March stipends.
With regard to other scholarship programmes ...
Different universities have different security needs which depend on the threats they are experiencing. The Department convened a meeting with the Heads of Security to understand and assess the different needs and threats experienced by universities and there was unanimous support for peace-keeping training. It was identified that training of security officers should be prioritised. Universities should create working relationships with law enforcement agencies ...
The Department of Higher Education and Training (the Department) has received very few complaints alleging unfair practices in the accreditation of private student accommodation. In the previous cases, there was no proof or any tangible information provided which made it impractical for the Department to investigate the allegations.
Recently (late February 2023), the Department received a letter with a sequence of events of alleged ...
Safety and security at public universities has long been a matter of concern in South Africa. It is well-known that our universities are sometimes confronted by enormous challenges of violence which include brutal murder of female students in both universities and TVET colleges spaces.
Since 2019 the Department of Higher Education and Training has been engaging with universities, Universities South Africa, South African Police ...
Most universities have safety and security policies in place that outline processes to be followed when dealing with protests and penalties imposed when security officers act contrary to policy prescriptions. In addition, universities deal with cases of breach of policy prescripts through their internal disciplinary processes and procedures. The Department committed to work with USAf and universities to improve the capacity of institutions to ...
More »The Minister still awaits the formal report on the matter from the Council of the University of Cape Town as well as the Report of the Panel. Upon receipt and analysis of the formal report from the Council, the Minister will determine the action to take within the prescripts of the Higher Education Act.
More »a) The Department of Higher Education and Training had various consultations with universities, the South African Union of Students as well as NSFAS to discuss the challenges and ongoing agreements with the sector to address the issue of financial exclusions and historic debt of academically deserving students. The Department has also embarked on oversight visits to all 26 universities over this period, to determine ...
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
The Public Entities of the department aligned their procurement policies to Regulations 2022 of the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act, 2000 (Act 5 of 2000) with the focal amendment of implementing specific goals in accordance with the White Paper on Reconstruction and Development, 15 November 1994. The advantage of the changes in legislation is that other than price ...
The Department is not responsible for SA Social Security Agency (SASSA) scholarships. This question should be directed to SASSA and the Department of Social Development.
However, the Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority (HWSETA) invested and continues to invest in various health-related professions as referred below:
a) R425 Nursing Diploma
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Year |
Number of students |
Budget |
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2019-2020 |
478 |
R37 762 000 |
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2020-2021 |
400 |
R31 600 ... |