News24 reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa has removed Higher Education and Training Minister Nobuhle Nkabane and replaced her with Buti Manamela, with Nomusa Dube-Ncube appointed as deputy minister. Nkabane announced her departure in a statement on Monday.

Calls had been mounting for Ramaphosa to act on Nkabane, who came into the spotlight when questions arose about a slew of ANC-aligned persons being appointed as chairs of Sector Education and Training Authority (Seta) boards. Nkabane was accused of lying to parliament about the appointment of a controversial panel that she claimed assisted her in selecting the Seta board appointments. At the height of the Seta boards scandal, Nkabane was forced to withdraw the list of appointees and restart the process. The person she claimed served on the alleged independent advisory panel also distanced themselves from involvement. The DA took the matter to Parliament’s ethics committee and opened a criminal case. The EFF was also been vocal and protested the ANC’s use of boards to reward political has-beens who were loyal to the party. The ANC welcomed Manamela and Dube-Ncube’s appointments and wished Nkabane well in her future endeavours.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Andisiwe Makinana & Siyamtanda Capa at News24 (subscription / trial registration required)
• Read too, Nkabane removed as higher education minister, replaced by Buti Manamela, at TimesLIVE
• En ook, Nkabane afgedank ná sy vergadering misloop, by Maroela Media

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