MKP joins call for Nkabane to resign

THE uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) has joined the calls for the removal of Higher Education Minister Nobuhle Nkabane, saying she is not fit to hold the position.

- MANYANE MANYANE

The party was responding to the calls for President Cyril Ramaphosa to remove Nkabane amid allegations of corruption at the Construction Sector Education and Training Authority (CETA) and claims that she misled Parliament.

Nkabane is already under scrutiny for misleading the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education about the composition of the panel responsible for recommending appointments to the boards of Sector Education & Training Authorities (SETAs), which appointed ANC-aligned individuals.

This week, fresh revelations emerged in reports that she ignored whistleblower reports detailing tender fraud and governance irregularities at CETA, which has a budget exceeding R20 billion.

The whistleblower, Tumiso Mphuthi, a suspended CETA senior manager, claimed that Nkabane repeatedly ignored her corruption complaints against CEO Malusi Shezi.

Mphuthi alleged that Shezi rigged tenders awarding contracts to unqualified bidders, yet no investigation was launched despite her submitting evidence to multiple authorities.