Only seven out of South Africa's 26 universities have responded "positively" to a probe into the salaries and benefits paid to senior university executives, in particular vice-chancellors.
The CHE wrote to Councils of all universities on 11 May 2020 to inform them about the objectives, scope, and processes of the study; and the nature of inputs expected from them and their respective institutions.
By 29 May, the CHE had received positive responses from seven universities," Nzimande said.
He said during a meeting in May, Universities South Africa (USAf) committed to support the inquiry.
Nzimande said an advisory submission on the feasibility of institutionalising a system-wide policy on regulating remunerations of university executives, and the implications of such a measure on the principle of institutional autonomy (within the context of public accountability) for the resources dispensed to universities by the state, will be produced shortly after March.
