Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)NoticesDirections: National framework for tuition and accommodation fees for academic year 2020 in the public higher education institutions3. Purpose |
| 3.1 | To prescribe the temporary payment and cash flow measures or steps currently necessary to alleviate, contain and minimise the effects of the COVID-19 threat on the public higher education sector in the following identified areas, inter alia: |
| (i) | the payment of NSFAS allowances to students, particularly the allowances for living and accommodation expenses; |
| (ii) | the payment of university-managed accommodation fees for the 2020 and 2021 academic years; |
| (iii) | the payment of accommodation fees for those living in private accommodation (both university leased and individually leased accommodation); and |
| (iv) | the payment of tuition fees. |
| 3.2 | To provide Directions to officials of public higher education institutions in order to desseminate information and all application measures for implementation to alleviate and contain the effects of the COVID-19 threat. |
| 3.3 | To alleviate the financial strain on institutions, NSFAS, private fee-paying individuals and private accommodation providers, recognising that the COVID-19 pandemic affects all groups in different ways, recognising that the effects of the pandemic are not the fault of any one group, and recognising the importance of sustainability for all aspects of the public higher education sector. |