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News24 reports that advocate Terry Motau has disputed Higher Education and Training Minister Nobuhle Nkabane’s claim that he led a panel to assist her in appointing chairpersons of various Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETA) boards.
In a letter to Nkabane, Motau states that he never met Nkabane regarding the process and never received any documentation relating to it. After initial reluctance, Nkabane disclosed to Parliament the names of the members of the advisory panel whom she claimed had assisted her with the controversial appointments. Among the names was Motau, who, according to the minister, was appointed to chair the five-person panel. However, she noted in her letter to the parliamentary oversight committee that he never attended any of the panel’s meetings. The SETA board appointments caused public outrage last month as a number of the appointees were either ANC members or somehow linked to the party. As frustrated MPs demanded transparency, Nkabane refused to name the panel that assisted her. Her stance only changed after President Cyril Ramaphosa asked her to submit a report about her conduct in Parliament and for her to give him the names of the panel. Meanwhile, the DA has referred Nkabane to the ethics committee, accusing her of misleading the committee when she stated that all members of the SETA chairpersons’ selection and evaluation panel were independent.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Jason Felix at News24 (subscription / trial registration required)
- Lees ook, Nkabane nou ook by OB verkla, by Maroela Media
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