NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 1578
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 27/05/2016
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER 17 OF 2016)
Prof B Bozzoli (DA) to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training:
(1) What are the updated costs of the damage caused to property at each affected university as a result of student protests since his reply to question 833 on 12 April 2016;
(2) will the affected universities be paying for the costs of the damages; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, where will the funding be sourced from;
(3) will his department be contributing to the payment for the costs of damages incurred due to student protests; if not, why not; if so, what amount will his department be contributing in each case;
(4) whether any of the affected universities have lodged insurance claims for the damages caused by the specified student protests; if not, why not; if so, (a) which universities lodged insurance claims and (b) what is the value of the insurance claims (i) lodged, (ii) paid out, (iii) repudiated by insurers and (iv) that remain outstanding?
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REPLY:
(1) With reference to my reply to Question 833 on 12 April 2016, the estimated costs of damage to properties have increased by R151.532 million, totalling R459.835 million since October 2015.
|
University |
Damages up to February 2016 |
Damages from March to May 2016 |
Total Damages |
|
Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
689 850 |
0 |
689 850 |
|
University of Cape Town |
3 200 000 |
0 |
3 200 000 |
|
Central University of Technology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Durban University of Technology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
University of Fort Hare |
8 000 000 |
0 |
8 000 000 |
|
University of the Free State |
2 800 000 |
2 432 300 |
5 232 300 |
|
University of Johannesburg |
345 000 |
100 000 000 |
100 345 000 |
|
University of Kwazulu-Natal |
82 000 000 |
0 |
82 000 000 |
|
University of Limpopo |
1 786 295 |
2 306 837 |
4 093 132 |
|
Mangosuthu University of Technology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
University of Mpumalanga |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
North-West University |
151 000 000 |
0 |
151 000 000 |
|
University of Pretoria |
0 |
30 000 |
30 000 |
|
Rhodes University |
250 000 |
0 |
250 000 |
|
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Sol Plaatje University |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
University of South Africa |
0 |
395 154 |
395 154 |
|
Stellenbosch University |
352 000 |
1 069 000 |
1 421 000 |
|
Tshwane University of Technology |
5 073 748 |
34 801 896 |
39 875 644 |
|
Vaal University of Technology |
0 |
7 000 000 |
7 000 000 |
|
University of Venda |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Walter Sisulu |
351 287 |
0 |
351 287 |
|
University of the Western Cape |
46 544 446 |
0 |
46 544 446 |
|
University of the Witwatersrand University |
1 410 223 |
3 497 082 |
4 907 305 |
|
University of Zululand |
4 500 000 |
0 |
4 500 000 |
|
Total |
308 302 849 |
151 532 269 |
459 835 118 |
2. The Department is in the process of investigating which universities will be lodging insurance claims to cover some of the damage costs.
3. The Department has contributed an amount of R40.496 million towards damages at five historically disadvantaged universities, i.e. Universities of Fort Hare (R8 million), Zululand (R4.5 million), Western Cape (R25.858 million), Walter Sisulu (R351 287) and Limpopo (R1.786 million).
4. Four Universities, i.e. University of KwaZulu-Natal, University of Limpopo, Tshwane University of Technology and the University of the Western Cape, have thus far lodged claims with insurers estimated at R106.917 million. Insurers have to date paid out R28.227 million.
Issued by Parliament, 8 June 2016
