This news aggregator site highlights South African labour news from a wide range of internet and print sources. Each posting has a synopsis of the source article, together with a link or reference to the original. Postings cover the range of labour related matters from industrial relations to generalist human resources.
News24 reports that according to Deputy Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) Minister Mimmy Gondwe, concerns about the embattled Sector Education and Training Authority (Seta) sector are legitimate.
Speaking this week after she had visited East London as part of her drive to raise awareness about the dire consequences of students registering to study at bogus colleges, she indicated: “There have been serious concerns raised around our Setas, more especially their effectiveness to actually deal with some of the issues that we have in the country, such as high levels of unemployment. So, there are legitimate concerns around Setas, as some of them are embroiled in allegations of corruption and mismanagement.” According to the deputy minister, the department needed to pay attention on how the Setas were run to ensure they were contributing to the priorities of the government of national unity. “One of the priorities of the GNU (government of national unity) is around combating poverty, the high cost of living, and invariably the high level of unemployment, especially among the young people. They (Setas) really have to be compelled to be responsive to those priorities,” Gondwe pointed out. Meanwhile, President Cyril Ramaphosa is under immense pressure from the opposition to fire DHET Minister Nobuhle Nkabane, who is accused of misleading MPs in relation to the names of the advisory panel that she claimed had assisted her with controversial appointments to Seta boards.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Sithandiwe Velaphi at News24 (subscription / trial registration required)
Get other news reports at the SA LabourNews home page