Chairperson, one of the reasons why the DA objected to the amount of money allocated to higher education and training earlier this year was because it was not enough to rescue the majority of universities and further education and training, FET, colleges from underperforming. This problem is not addressed by the medium-term budget.
The Walter Sisulu University that was created by merging three historically disadvantaged institutions is an example of an institution which received a hopelessly inadequate amount to effect its merger. It is referred to as a stillborn university. Its desperate state of affairs resulted in the situation where the department was requested to intervene on several occasions. Consequently, an administrator was appointed in October this year. What would the Minister do in future to prevent higher education institutions from suffering as a result of the inadequate appropriation of funds?