REPLY: The National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) has provided the following responses to the questions posed. (1) (a) The NIHSS funded 14 Catalytic Research Projects in the 2015/16 financial year. (1) (b) and (2)(b) Details of each project are provided below: # (1)(b)(i) Project Title (1)(b)(i) Project Institution (1)(b)(ii) Project Leader (1)(b)(ii) Project (1)(b)(iii) Grant Amount Awarded (1)(b)(iv) Funding period (1)(b)(v) Total funding awarded as at 13 Nov 2017 (1)(a)(vi) Person who approved 2(b) Outputs of the project 2(b) Progress of the project Hidden Voices: Left Intellectual Works (CHI) University of the Witwatersrand Prof. Edward Webster - R600 000 30/03/2015 – 31/12/2016 R600 000 CEO/Board 1x Book (draft form) 6x chapters (draft form) Ongoing Concept development in African languages Rhodes University Dr. P Maseko Prof Russell Kaschula R850 000 01/03/2015 – 08/12/2016 R850 000 CEO/Board 2x Books (draft form) Ongoing Indian Ocean ports on the African littoral: labour, urbanism, extraction and the promise of infrastructure led development University of the Witwatersrand Dr. Sharad Chari Dr. Ajay Ghandi R950 000 30/03/2015 – 30/09/2016 R950 000 1x Book chapter 2x International conference presentations Ongoing Sources of Creativity University of the KwaZulu-Natal Dr Sazi Dlamini Prof Chris Ballantine R550 000 30/03/2015 – 30/09/2016 R550 000 CEO/Board 2x Journal articles 1x Jazz participation Ongoing Factory of the Arts University of the Western Cape Prof Premesh Lalu Dr. Grunebaum R1 280 000 30/03/2015 – 30/09/2016 R1 280 000 CEO/Board 3x Journal articles 3x Ongoing
6x non-peer reviewed publications 1x conference presentation 3x Book chapters 3x International conference presentations Comparative analyses of the underground liberation struggles in South Africa University of the Witwatersrand Prof Noor Nieftagodien Dr. Tshepo Moloi R825 922 30/03/2015 – 31/07/2017 R1 345 922 - Ongoing Pre-1652 Historiography University of Cape Town Professor Lungisile Ntsebeza N/A R999 224 30/03/2015 – 30/09/2016 R999 224 CEO/Board - Ongoing Towards effective language development and application University of Cape Town Professor Mantoa Smouse Dr. Anastacia Motsei R680 000 30/03/2015 – 30/09/2016 R680 000 CEO/Board 1x International conference presentation Ongoing Experiences of death, dying and bereavement in three African communities in Limpopo province, South Africa University of Limpopo Prof Tholene Sodi Prof. Mokgale Makgopa R780 000 30/03/2015 – 30/09/2016 R780 000 CEO/Board - Ongoing Traditions of popular education University of the Western Cape Prof Shirley Walters Prof Astrid von Kotze R992 000 30/03/2015 – 30/09/2016 R992 000 CEO/Board 1x Theatre play 1x Book (draft form) 1x International Ongoing
conference presentation Composer's National Collegium University of the Witwatersrand Prof Jeanne N/A R524 680 30/03/2015 – 30/09/2016 R524 680 CEO/Board 2x Concert performances 1x non-peer reviewed publication Ongoing Initiating and Strengthening Research Networks in Family Demography Project University of the Witwatersrand Prof Clifford Odimegwu N/A R 480 000 01/10/2015 – 01/04/2017 R 480 000 - Ongoing The Humanities in the Anthropocene University of Cape Town Prof Lesley Green R450 000 01/10/2015 – 01/04/2017 R450 000 CEO/Board - Ongoing Rewriting the socio-political history of the Arts in the Stellenbosch and Cape Town Region Stellenbosch University Prof Elmarie Constandius Prof Vivienne Bozalek R100 000 30/3/2015 – 30/3/2016 R100 000 CEO/Board 1x publication 2x International conference presentation Ongoing (2)(a) Spending is managed by the NIHSS in terms of its policies; the Auditor-General of South Africa audits the NIHSS in terms of Section 38 of the Higher Education Act and since its inception has received unqualified audit opinions. (2)(b) See response in the above table.