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ANA reports that Higher Education, Science, and Technology Minister Blade Nzimande has placed the Construction Education and Training Authority (Ceta) under administration.
His office indicated in a statement on Saturday that he made the decision after he was notified of serious allegations of "governance failure and gross financial mismanagement, including, but not limited to irregular payments of employees’ pension funds and salary increases by the Ceta". Some of these alleged misdemeanors were aired in a hearing in Parliament, with the portfolio committee expressing serious concern about the state of affairs at the Ceta. he committee also cited its lack of confidence in the Ceta board, and urged Nzimande to take action as a matter of urgency. Nzimande has mandated the administrator to investigate all the concerns and governance issues raised, including allegations of corruption and improper use of Ceta funds. “I have also instructed the administrator to immediately stabilise the Ceta and ensure that its daily operations are normalised,” he advised. Nzimande urged all the Ceta stakeholders to fully cooperate with the investigations, adding that in response to a request for a meeting with the Master Builders' Association, he would meet with the association at the earliest available opportunity.
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