SOL PLAATJE UNIVERSITY 2020 ANNUAL REPORT SOL PLAATJE UNIVERSITY ANNUAL REPORT 2020 For the year ended 31 December 2020 ii SOL PLAATJE UNIVERSITY 2020 ANNUAL REPORT REGISTERED ADDRESS POSTAL ADDRESS STREET ADDRESS Sol Plaatje University Sol Plaatje University Private Bag X5008 C/O Chapel and Angel Streets KIMBERLEY KIMBERLEY 8300 8301 iii SOL PLAATJE UNIVERSITY 2020 ANNUAL REPORT CONTENTS REGISTERED ADDRESS .................................................................................................................................. iii LIST OF DIAGRAMS AND FIGURES ............................................................................................................. v LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................................................................................. vi GLOSSARY OF TERMS, ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ........................................................ vii SECTION 1: GOVERNANCE ............................................................................................................................. 2 1.1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................. 2 1.2 REPORT BY THE CHAIRPERSON OF COUNCIL .......................................................................................... 5 1.3 PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT .................................................................................................... 7 1.4 COUNCIL STATEMENT ON GOVERNANCE .................................................................................................. 9 1.5 REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL AND RISK MANAGEMENT ................................................................ 26 1.6 SENATE REPORT.......................................................................................................................................... 30 1.7 REPORT OF THE INSTITUTIONAL FORUM ................................................................................................ 32 1.8 REPORT ON TRANSFORMATION ................................................................................................................ 34 SECTION 2: OPERATIONS .............................................................................................................................. 38 2.1 REPORT OF THE VICE-CHANCELLOR AND PRINCIPAL .......................................................................... 38 2.2 STUDENT ENROLMENT, PERFORMANCE AND DEVELOPMENT ............................................................ 44 2.3 STAFF PROFILE AND DEVELOPMENT ....................................................................................................... 57 2.4 OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY .................................................................................... 64 2.5 PHYSICAL PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE ........................................................................................ 66 2.6 STATUS REPORT ON BROAD-BASED BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ........................................ 79 2.7 FACILITIES AND SERVICES ......................................................................................................................... 84 SECTION 3: FINANCE ....................................................................................................................................... 88 3.1 ANNUAL FINANCIAL REVIEW ...................................................................................................................... 88 3.2 ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2020 ................................................................................................. 104 APPENDICES ...................................................................................................................................................... 160 APPENDIX 1: ANNUAL PERFORMANCE PLAN ASSESSMENT .......................................................................... 161 APPENDIX 2: ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS OF COUNCIL, COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL, SENATE AND THE INSTITUTIONAL FORUM ......................................................................................................................................... 181 APPENDIX 3: KEY RISKS ....................................................................................................................................... 192 APPENDIX 4: RESEARCH OUTPUTS BY ACADEMIC STAFF ............................................................................. 195 iv SOL PLAATJE UNIVERSITY 2020 ANNUAL REPORT LIST OF DIAGRAMS AND FIGURES DIAGRAMS DIAGRAM 1.1: RISK PROFILE .................................................................................................................................. 28 DIAGRAM 2.1: GROWTH IN STUDENT ENROLMENTS: 2014 – 2020 ................................................................... 44 DIAGRAM 2.2: DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF STUDENTS: 2020 .......................................................................... 46 DIAGRAM 2.3: GROWTH IN FULL-TIME STAFF NUMBERS: 2014 – 2020 ............................................................ 57 DIAGRAM 2.4: DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF STAFF AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2020 ............................................. 60 DIAGRAM 3.1: ASSETS: 31 DECEMBER 2020 ........................................................................................................ 91 DIAGRAM 3.2: FUNDS AND LIABILITIES: 31 DECEMBER 2020 ............................................................................ 92 DIAGRAM 3.3: INCOME FIVE YEARS: 2016 – 2020 ............................................................................................... 93 DIAGRAM 3.4: EXPENDITURE FIVE YEARS: 2016 – 2020 .................................................................................... 94 DIAGRAM 3.5: SUMMARISED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS: 2019 AND 2020 ................................................ 96 FIGURES FIGURE 1.1: GOVERNANCE AND OPERATIONS ................................................................................................... 10 FIGURE 1.2: MANAGEMENT AND REPORTING STRUCTURES ........................................................................... 11 FIGURE 2.1: OVERALL CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK: BUILDING PROJECTS ................................ 73 FIGURE 2.2: OVERALL CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK: SITE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ....... 75 FIGURE 2.3: OVERALL CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK: STUDENT HOUSING STRATEGY .............. 77 v SOL PLAATJE UNIVERSITY 2020 ANNUAL REPORT LIST OF TABLES TABLES TABLE 1.1: COMPOSITION OF COUNCIL 2020 ...................................................................................................... 12 TABLE 1.2: COMPOSITION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2020 .................................................................. 16 TABLE 1.3: COMPOSITION OF COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL 2020 ...................................................................... 16 TABLE 1.4: COMPOSITION AND MEMBERSHIP OF THE SENATE 2020 ............................................................. 17 TABLE 1.5: INTERNAL AUDIT COVERAGE FOR 2020 ........................................................................................... 27 TABLE 1.6: INHERENT AND RESIDUAL RISKS ASSESSED IN 2020 ................................................................... 27 TABLE 2.1: DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF STUDENTS: 2020 ............................................................................... 45 TABLE 2.2: UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT ENROLMENT PROFILE: 2020 .......................................................... 47 TABLE 2.3: POSTGRADUATE STUDENT ENROLMENT PROFILE: 2020 ............................................................. 47 TABLE 2.4: ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS PER PROGRAMME ................. 48 TABLE 2.5: ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS PER PROGRAMME .................... 49 TABLE 2.6: MAJOR SOURCES OF STUDENT FUNDING ...................................................................................... 50 TABLE 2.7: DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF STAFF AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2020 .................................................. 59 TABLE 2.8: NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN THE RESPECTIVE OCCUPATIONAL LEVELS: ............................... 63 TABLE 2.9: EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITIES IN THE RESPECTIVE OCCUPATIONAL LEVELS ..................... 63 TABLE 2.10: B-BBEE STATUS OF CONTRACTOR AND SUPPLIER PROCUREMENTS IN 2020 ....................... 79 TABLE 2.11: B-BBEE STATUS OF FFE SUPPLIER PROCUREMENTS IN 2020 ................................................... 80 TABLE 2.12: CONTRACTORS CONTRACT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT GOAL (CSDG) METHODOLOGIES ......... 81 TABLE 2.13: STATUS OF THE MAJOR CONTRACTORS’ CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT TARGETS: 2020 .................................................................................................................................................................................... 82 TABLE 2.14: CONSULTANTS CONTRACT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT GOAL (CSDG) METHODOLOGIES .......... 82 TABLE 3.1: MEASURES OF GROWTH IN THE FORMATIVE YEARS: 2014 – 2020 ............................................. 89 TABLE 3.2: RECURRENT OPERATIONS – SUMMARISED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE: 2016 – 2020 ........... 97 TABLE 3.3: KEY FINANCIAL RATIOS ...................................................................................................................... 98 vi SOL PLAATJE UNIVERSITY 2020 ANNUAL REPORT GLOSSARY OF TERMS, ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ABET Adult Basic Education and Training Act The Higher Education