Higher Education Portfolio Committee Halts CETA board’s R4 Million planned field trip on its tracks

Johnathan Paoli

THE Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training said it is outraged at the persistent denial of governance irregularities and attempted justification for controversial “bench-marking” trip by the Construction, Education and Training Authority (CETA)’s Chief Executive Officer, Malusi Shezi, who also claims their appearance before the committee was based on unfounded rumours.

Officials from CETA, the Services Sector, Education and Training Authority (SSETA) and the National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU) appeared before the committee on Friday, to account for issues including audit action plans to rectify the findings of the 2022/23 audit, employee wellness and allegations of corruption and governance irregularities.

Shezi was joined by Acting Chief Financial Office (CFO) Sanele Radebe, Accounting member of the AA Roy Mnisi and Executive Officer for Strategic Support, Mabo Thobela.

The CETA representatives delivered a report to the committee, justifying the “bench-marking” trip as crucially part of its