{"id":90227,"date":"2025-09-22T17:18:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T17:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/manamela-committee-clashes-over-seta-administrators"},"modified":"2025-09-22T18:32:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T18:32:47","slug":"manamela-committee-clashes-over-seta-administrators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/manamela-committee-clashes-over-seta-administrators","title":{"rendered":"Manamela Committee Clashes Over SETA Administrators"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The portfolio committee on higher education continues to clash with Minister Buti Manamela over his appointment of administrators to oversee three sector education and training authorities (SETAs).<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic Alliance (DA) has also written to the Public Service Commission (PSC) to intervene and &#8220;guide&#8221; Manamela on the appointments that have been rejected by most members because some are implicated in alleged wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>Manamela appointed the administrators to turn around the services SETA, local government SETA and the construction SETA in August.<\/p>\n<p>Minister Manamela appeared before the committee on Friday to explain his decision to put SETAs under administration.<\/p>\n<p>While Manamela stood by his decision, the committee remains concerned about the recruitment of the administrators and what it calls contradictions on the release of a forensic report into the affairs of the SETAs.<\/p>\n<p>Manamela said the administrators were identified through headhunting of suitably qualified and experienced candidates.<\/p>\n<p>But committee member Karabo Khakhau has writtenan open letter to the commissioner of the Public Service Commission, Professor Somadoda Fikeni, calling on him to intervene.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Requesting that he guides Minister Manamela\u2019s compliance with the values and principles of chapter 10 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa as a matter of urgency and declare the appointments of Oupa Nkoane, Lehlogonolo Masoga and Zukile Mvalo to be inconsistent with the codes and requirements of the public service.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The committee said that Manamela must strengthen the department to avoid yet another problem on the SETAs and their continued mismanagement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. The portfolio committee on higher education continues to clash with Minister Buti Manamela over his appointment of administrators to oversee three sector education and training authorities (SETAs). 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