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Netwerk24 reports that government has not fulfilled its promise made nearly two years ago to build 12 new technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges because of delays with the tender process.
In 2015, President Jacob Zuma promised that that within two years the state would build 12 colleges in areas where poor people lived. Just three of the 12 promised colleges opened their doors in January this year, one in Limpopo and two in in KwaZulu-Natal. The Department of Higher Education and Training’s Lehlohonolo Mphuthi said: “The tender process for the other nine colleges must still be finalised because not enough bids that fulfilled the requirements were received.” The department initially structured the tender process to take account of emerging contractors. The tender process have since been restructured and 389 bids have been received,” Mphuthi indicated. But in reply to a parliamentary question in November, the DHET indicated that a shortage of funds was hampering the expansion of colleges. (Loosely translated from Afrikaans)
- Read this report by Elaine Swanepoel in full in Afrikaans at Netwerk24
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