BusinessLive reports that the Media, Information and Communication Technologies Sector Education and Training Authority (MICT Seta) is being investigated by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) in connection with the allocation of discretionary grant funding.  

President Cyril Ramaphosa issued a proclamation last week authorising the SIU to investigate the MICT-Seta, as well as other government departments and entities.  The proclamation stipulates that the SIU should probe any undisclosed or unauthorised interests which officials or employees of the MICT-Seta may have, and the extent to which officials may have derived benefit.  Parliament’s higher education and training portfolio committee welcomed the probe.  The 21 Setas, which are meant to address the skills shortages in the country, have often been criticised for inefficiency, being havens for corruption and for enrolling ghost students.  They have also come under fire for failing to address the country’s skills deficit.  The Setas control billions of rand via a skills levy derived from employers.

• Read this report by Bekezela Phakathi in full at BusinessLive

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