By Johnathan Paoli
Higher Education and Training Minister Nobuhle Nkabane has confirmed that she will be submitting a formal affidavit to Parliament’s Ethics Committee regarding the controversial Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETA) board chairperson appointment process.
Speaking to the media on the sidelines of her department’s budget vote breakfast event with National Skills Fund (NSF) beneficiaries at Northlink College in Bellville, Cape Town on Wednesday, Nkabane said she had formally responded to a request from the Ethics Committee.
“I received documentation from ethics and I’m submitting my affidavit today. So, the process now is handled by ethics, and I don’t know whether the Higher Education Committee is still going to consider it,” she confirmed.
The submission follows mounting political pressure and allegations that she misled Parliament on the independence of the selection panel.
Last month Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Higher Education chairperson Tebogo Letsie requested clarification on Nkabane’s previous
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