The Transport Education and Training Authority (TETA) says it could not turn a blind eye to material irregularities in relation to the payment of its Discretionary Grants, whose payment has been delayed for the first time in the authority’s 25-year history.
This follows reports in the media over the weekend that TETA has failed to make grant allocations, leaving learners in limbo. The report appeared in the Sunday Times, among other platforms.
The report also states that TETA Chief Executive Officer Maphefo Anno-Frempong sought to control grant allocations through a private entity and to appoint service providers irregularly.
“TETA refutes the unsubstantiated claims by the Sunday Times Newspaper that its CEO colluded with service providers in a scheme that has essentially handed control over who gets access to hundreds of millions in grant funding to a private entity,” TETA said in a statement.
“This is a narrative sponsored by disgruntled
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