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Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)

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Directions on Zero-rating of Content and Websites for Education and Health

4. Zero-rating criteria for Higher Education and Training sector

 

4.1 Websites of the following institutions and colleges qualify for zero-rating subject to approval by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET):

 

4.1.1 An institution established, deemed to have been established or declared as a public higher education institution in terms of the Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997) or a public Technical and Vocational Education and Training (WET) institution or a Community Education and Training (CET) college referred to in the Continuing Education and Training Act, 2006 (Act No. 16 of 2006);

 

4.1.2 a public Nursing or Agricultural College;

 

4.1.3 an institution registered as a private higher education institution in terms of the Higher Education Act, 1997 or a private college registered in terms of the Continuing Education and Training Act, 2006;

 

4.1.4 an institution accredited with one of the Quality Councils to offer programmes/courses which must channel the request through the relevant Quality Council that will submit it on that institution's behalf;

 

4.1.5 an institution which has a memorandum of understanding or similar contract with an existing, registered higher education institution or college which must channel the request through the institution that it is working with. The latter institution must submit the request on the former institution's behalf as critical to the former institution's teaching & learning); or

 

4.1.6 an institution which has an ac.za or edu.za domain.

 

4.2 An application for the approval of the zero-rating of websites for the Higher Education and Training sector must be submitted to the following:
▪ Public universities and ac.za websites - [email protected];
▪ Public TVET and CET colleges websites - [email protected];
▪ Private HEIs websites - [email protected];
▪ Private Colleges websites - [email protected]; and
▪ Agricultural and Nursing Colleges websites - [email protected]