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Membership
OVERVIEW
The Constitution of University Sport South Africa (USSA)
determines that the membership of USSA shall be composed of Institutions of
Higher Education in the Republic of South Africa that have been admitted to
membership upon receipt of their applicable annual membership fees (Article
9.1). Higher education is defined as all learning programmes leading to
qualifications higher than Grade 12 offered at a public school, or
an equivalent qualification in terms of the National Qualifications
Framework (NQF) contemplated in the South African Qualifications
Authority (SAQA) Act. 58 of 1995. These qualifications would be
comparable to university or technical university qualifications (HE Act 101,
1997).
USSA may grant membership to public and private
Institutions of Higher Education that offer academic qualifications at the
NQF Level 5 and above and are registered with the Department of Higher
Education & Training (Articles 9.2). Membership fees must be paid
annually to USSA before 31 March (Article 17.5). The 2017
membership/affiliation fees for institutions and sport clubs approved by the
Heads of Sport Committee on 11 November 2016, are illustrated in the table
below.
NUMBER OF STUDENTS
ENROLLED AT INSTITUTION |
AMOUNT DUE
BY INSTITUTION |
AMOUNT DUE
PER SPORT CLUB |
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Less than 5 001 students |
R6,765 |
R1,135 per code |
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5 001 - 10 000 students |
R8,500 |
R1,135 per code |
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10 001 - 15 000 students |
R10,230 |
R1,135 per code |
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15 001 - 20 000 students |
R11,975 |
R1,135 per code |
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20 001 - 25 000 students |
R13,710 |
R1,135 per code |
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More than 25 000 students |
R15,440 |
R1,135 per code |
Institutions should complete the relevant registration form and
return it with their payment to the USSA National Secretariat before
31 March 2017. A 20% penalty fee of the total amount due to USSA
will be levied for all late affiliations received after 31 March (USSA
Regulations, Article 3.5.2).
Only students of an affiliated member
institution of USSA will be allowed to participate in national and
international events organised under the auspices of USSA, the International
University Sports Federation (FISU), Federation of Africa University Sports
(FASU) and/or the Africa Region 5 Confederation of University and Colleges
Sports Association (CUCSA).
Only registered bona fide students of member
institutions are eligible for
selection in national student teams.
Only officials and bona fide students of
member institutions are eligible to stand for and be elected to
portfolios in USSA executive committees.
GOVERNANCE
The members (institutions) of USSA triennially elect the following
committees:
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National Executive Committee (NEC) of USSA
that is responsible for the co-ordination of all USSA activities
on a national and international level;
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Executive Committees for National University
Sports Associations (NUSA) responsible for the administration,
organisation and coordination of their respective sporting
events on national and provincial levels;
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Provincial Executive Committees (PEC),
elected by member institutions in the various provinces,
responsible for running viable programmes for institutions in
their respective provinces and regions.
The NEC of USSA biennially constitutes eight (8) standing
subcommittees to assistance it in it’s work. They are the following:
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Statutory Supervision Committee
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Finance and Marketing Committee
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Development and Transformation Committee
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International Affairs Committee
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High Performance Committee
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Dispute Resolutions Committee
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Student Forum
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Bidding and Hosting Committee
The day to day administration of USSA is entrusted to a National
Secretariat with its headquarters at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in
the City of Tshwane Pretoria.
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