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TimesLIVE reports that Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) Minister Buti Manamela has issued a notice of intent to cancel the registration of three major private higher education institutions.
Damelin, City Varsity and ICESA City Campus are to be deregistered after prolonged non-compliance with the Higher Education Act and related regulations. The DHET indicated in a statement that Manamela had considered submissions made by the institutions before taking the decision. Department spokesperson Matshepo Seedat said the move followed a sustained pattern of regulatory breaches and was taken in the interest of protecting students and safeguarding the integrity of the higher education sector. She explained that the decision was primarily based on the institutions’ failure to submit complete statutory annual reports despite multiple extensions being granted.
According to the DHET, all three institutions failed to provide key documentation required by the registrar, including audited annual financial statements, proof of financial surety or guarantees, Sars tax compliance certificates and occupational health and safety compliance documentation. The DHET also received confirmation that City Varsity and ICESA City Campus had ceased operating altogether. Seedat said the affected institutions would be given an opportunity to make representations as required by law. “The department will ensure that students affected by this process are supported through appropriate academic and administrative arrangements,” she stated.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Modiegi Mashamaite at BusinessDay
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