The further budget cut of R1.1 billion in 2024/25 for the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) means planned performance and new programmes of interventions will continue to be negatively impacted.
In October last year, the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) announced a budget cut of R311.2 million, reducing the 2023-2024 allocation from R10.9bn to R10.6bn.
The budget for 2024/2025 currently stands at R9.7bn.
This was according to the portfolio committee on higher education’s adopted Legacy Report, which was presented yesterday at the NRF-iThemba LABS in Eerste River.
The report of the fifth Parliament committee covered its oversight work over the department and its entities, as well as challenges in the sector such as transformation, and made recommendations for the seventh administration to carry through.
Committee chairperson Nompendulo Mkhatshwa said…
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