News24 reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) is going to ask the Public Protector to investigate the so-called education ‘jobs for cash’ scandal.  

DA MP Gavin Davis said on Thursday Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has made it clear that she does not have the political will to deal with the involvement of the SA Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) in the scandal.  On Wednesday, Motshekga said no evidence pointed to Sadtu and that the selling of posts was being done by district officials.  Davis reacted on Thursday by saying:  "This flies in the face of the findings contained in her Ministerial Task Team report that sets out, in no uncertain terms, Sadtu's central role in the racket."  According to Davis, the task team found that Sadtu bosses have captured six out nine provincial education departments, and was using its power to inappropriately influence the appointment of teachers.  “The DA will, therefore, be writing to the Public Protector to request that she investigates systemic bribery and corruption in the education sector at the hands of Sadtu," he indicated.

• Read this report by Jan Gerber in full at News24
• Read the DA’s press statement in this regard at DA Newsroom

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