By Thebe Mabanga
Higher Education and training Minister Nobuhle Nkabane has found herself in the spotlight over what has been deemed the controversial appointment and subsequent withdrawal of the 21 board chairs of the Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs).
This episode should not be used to discredit Nkabane and the broader work she is doing at her department.
Instead, Nkabane deserves to be given time and space to execute her vision for the higher education sector and hers is a coherent and solid vision.
Anyone who has interacted with Nkabane since her appointment or observed many of her public appearances would appreciate that she is the right person to lead this phase of the transformation of the higher education sector.
From the time of her delivery of her department’s budget vote last year, where she oversees a budget of R 137, 5 billion, she has articulated her vision for
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