(1) (a) The University of Zululand (UniZulu) received R4.5 million in funding to cover damages reported to the West Dining Hall and East Recreation Centre that occurred during the late 2015 and early 2016 protest action.
(b) The Department is of the view that the funding would not have been reflected in the university’s annual report for 2015-16, as the university only received the funds in March 2016. The financials of the university is based on the 2015 academic year ending on 31 December 2015.
(c) It will not be necessary for UniZulu to return the funding to the Department as the amount was made available from funds specifically earmarked to assist historically disadvantaged institutions, and there was no requirement from the Department that it be specifically accounted against the identified projects.
(2) (a) UniZulu informed the Department of the damages in response to a request from the Department for universities to report damages that had occurred during the 2015 protest action.
(b) The university reported that the damage occurred during the late 2015 and early 2016 protest action.
(c) The R4.5 million was requested to repair damages to the West Dining Hall and East Recreation Centre.
(d) The damage was reported to the Department by the university.
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DIRECTOR – GENERAL
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QUESTION 2866 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED
Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP
MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
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