The National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) has provided the following responses to the questions posed.
Financial years |
(i) Name of each recipient |
(ii) Amount awarded |
(iii) Still to be awarded |
(iv) Reasons for awarding grant |
a) 2014/15 |
Prof Pamela Maseko (Co-project leader) |
R850 000 |
N/A as Prof Maseko no longer serves on the Board |
Catalytic project funding - Set up the National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences |
b) 2015/16 |
Prof Pamela Maseko |
R1 547 000 |
N/A as Prof Maseko no longer serves on the Board |
Catalytic project funding |
c) 2016/17 |
None |
None |
None |
None |
v) (aa) The expenditure complied with the NIHSS’s policies. The NIHSS is neither a Department, nor a constitutional institution, nor a public entity listed in Schedule 2 or 3, and therefore the Public Finance Management Act is not applicable to the NIHSS.
(bb) Spending is managed by the NIHSS in terms of its policies.
(cc) The Auditor-General of South Africa audits the NIHSS in terms of Section 38 of the Higher Education Act and since its inception has received unqualified audit opinions.