(1) (a) For damages caused by protesting students in the 2015 academic year, an amount of R40.496 million was budgeted as follows: University of Fort Hare (R8 million), University of Zululand (R4.5 million), University of the Western Cape (R25.858 million), Walter Sisulu University (R351 287) and University of Limpopo (R1.786 million). No additional funding was provided to any other university. Some universities have claimed or are in the process of claiming from their insurance or have used their own funds to cover the repairs required.
(b) Government’s contribution for the zero percent fee increase for the 2016 academic year amounted to R1.935 billion and was allocated and paid to universities as indicated in the table below.
2016 Zero percent fee increase
University |
Government's Contribution (2016) R'000 |
Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) |
78 489 |
Central University of Technology (CUT) |
22 521 |
Durban University of Technology (DUT) |
49 837 |
University of Free State (UFS) |
56 950 |
University of Mpumalanga (UMP) |
5 055 |
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) |
36 400 |
North West University (NWU) |
134 180 |
University of Pretoria (UP) |
132 123 |
Rhodes University (RU) |
42 903 |
Sol Plaatje University (SPU) |
5 340 |
Stellenbosch University (SU) |
79 274 |
Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) |
148 953 |
University of Cape Town (UCT) |
134 572 |
University of Johannesburg (UJ) |
139 868 |
University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) |
125 000 |
University of South Africa (UNISA) |
202 323 |
Vaal University of Technology (VUT) |
35 095 |
University of Witwatersrand (WITS) |
145 428 |
University of Fort Hare (UFH) |
42 932 |
University of Limpopo (UL) |
46 621 |
Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT) |
39 540 |
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU) |
23 089 |
University of Zululand (UNIZULU) |
35 050 |
University of Western Cape (UWC) |
56 000 |
University of Venda (UNIVEN) |
33 904 |
Walter Sisulu University (WSU) |
83 933 |
Grand total |
1 935 380 |
(c) The amount to cover fee increases up to a cap of 8% for students from families with an income of up to R600 000 for the 2017 academic year amounts to R2.460 billion. This was not a zero percent increase. These funds are not in the Department’s budget baseline but has been reprioritised from the National Skills Fund (NSF). Upfront payments to universities amounting to R1.045 billion will be transferred in three equal payments before 31 March 2017. This amount is equal to 50% of the upfront payments that universities received in January 2016 for the 0% fee increase allocation. The balance of the allocation will be paid to universities once the process of identifying missing middle students has been finalised with universities. The transfer of the balance of the funding will only be done upon the receipt of the database of the poor and missing middle cohort (ID, name, student number, 2017 tuition fees, 2017 accommodation fees and fees adjustment) as agreed with the universities. The table below shows the amount to be transferred to each university up to the end of March 2017.
University |
Government’s Contribution (2016) R’000 |
Upfront payment – January – 31 March 2017 |
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Allocation R’000 |
2 February 2017 R’000 |
28 February 2017 R’000 |
31 March 2017 R’000 |
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Eighteen universities – 50% of 2016 allocation |
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CPUT |
78 489 |
39 245 |
13 081 |
13 081 |
13 083 |
CUT |
22 521 |
11 261 |
3 753 |
3 753 |
3 755 |
DUT |
49 837 |
24 919 |
8 306 |
8 306 |
8 307 |
UFS |
56 950 |
28 475 |
9 491 |
9 491 |
9 493 |
UMP |
5 055 |
2 528 |
842 |
842 |
844 |
NMMU |
36 400 |
18 200 |
6 066 |
6 066 |
6 068 |
NWU |
134 180 |
67 090 |
22 363 |
22 363 |
22 364 |
UP |
132 123 |
66 061 |
22 020 |
22 020 |
22 021 |
RU |
42 903 |
21 452 |
7 150 |
7 150 |
7 152 |
SPU |
5 340 |
2 670 |
890 |
890 |
890 |
SU |
79 274 |
39 637 |
13 212 |
13 212 |
13 213 |
TUT |
148 953 |
74 476 |
24 825 |
24 825 |
24 826 |
UCT |
134 572 |
67 286 |
22 428 |
22 428 |
22 430 |
UJ |
139 868 |
69 934 |
23 311 |
23 311 |
23 312 |
UKZN |
125 000 |
62 500 |
20 833 |
20 833 |
20 834 |
UNISA |
202 323 |
101 161 |
33 720 |
33 720 |
33 721 |
VUT |
35 095 |
17 547 |
5 849 |
5 849 |
5 849 |
WITS |
145 428 |
72 714 |
24 238 |
24 238 |
24 238 |
Historically Disadvantaged Universities – 75% of 2016 allocation |
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UFH |
42 932 |
32 199 |
10 733 |
10 733 |
10 733 |
UL |
46 621 |
34 966 |
11 655 |
11 655 |
11 656 |
MUT |
39 540 |
29 655 |
9 885 |
9 885 |
9 885 |
*SMU |
23 089 |
4 500 |
1 500 |
1 500 |
1 500 |
UNIZULU |
35 050 |
26 288 |
8 762 |
8 762 |
8 764 |
UWC |
56 000 |
42 000 |
14 000 |
14 000 |
14 000 |
UNIVEN |
33 904 |
25 428 |
8 476 |
8 476 |
8 476 |
WSU |
83 933 |
62 950 |
20 983 |
20 983 |
20 984 |
GRAND TOTAL |
1 935 380 |
1 045 142 |
348 372 |
348 372 |
348 398 |
*SMU had a 0% fee increase, however an allocation was made for the increase in their residence fee.
(2) All amounts indicated for each university for damages caused by protesting students and the zero percent fee increase for 2016 have been transferred. For the fee increases for students from a family with an income of up to R600 000 for the 2017 academic year, R352.652 million was released at the end of January 2017 and the other two equal tranches will be released at the end of February and March 2017. The balance of the allocation will be paid to universities once the process to identify missing middle students has been finalised as per the process map and the quantum of funding per university is officially communicated to the Department.
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DIRECTOR – GENERAL
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Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP
MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
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