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CETA Chief Executive Officer, Malusi Shezi, has raised concern about the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) Director-General Dr Nkosinathi Sishi gazetting the entity\u2019s placement under administration without first formally informing it. <\/span><\/p>\n DHET Minister Buti Manamela announced on Wednesday that <\/span>former acting municipal manager at Emfuleni Municipality,<\/span> <\/span>Dithabe Nkoane, has been appointed as the CETA\u2019s administrator.<\/span><\/p>\n He also appointed Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone (MMSEZ)\u2019s former chief executive officer, Matjie Masoga, as Services SETA administrator, and DHET\u2019s Deputy Director-General for Skills Development, Zukile Mvalo, for Local Government SETA (LGSETA).<\/span><\/p>\n However, on the same day of the announcement, Shezi posted a statement on the website, saying that it had not been formally notified about the decision.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe await such communication to provide clarity on the reasons for such a decision,\u201d read the circular to the CETA\u2019s stakeholders, which circulated on social media. <\/span><\/p>\n Manamela\u2019s spokesperson, Matshepo Seedat, had not responded to questions sent to her via WhatsApp, but the story would be updated as soon as she responded.<\/span><\/p>\n Shezi requested CETA\u2019s stakeholders to remain calm while awaiting clarification from Sishi, who gazetted the SETAs\u2019 placement under the administration. <\/span><\/p>\n In his statement, Shezi said the CETA had achieved 98% of its Service Level Agreement (SLA) targets \u201cas confirmed by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) during the current audit compared to 92% in 2023\/24\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201c<\/span>Furthermore, there is no investigation report that has been made that concludes that financial maladministration has occurred at the CETA. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThese are fundamental requirements in terms of the Skills Development Act of South Africa (as amended) and the SETA constitutional requirements to be met in placing any SETA under administration,\u201d said CETA.<\/span><\/p>\n Announcing the administration placements, Manamela said the intervention was in reaction to serious and entrenched three SETAs\u2019 governance failures, including procurement irregularities, lapses in oversight, and board instability, which threatened their ability to deliver on their mandate to advance skills development. <\/span><\/p>\n Manamela placed the SETAs under administration almost five weeks after he was appointed minister, replacing his predecessor, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane, who President Cyril Ramaphosa fired due to controversy surrounding the appointments of the SETA board chairpersons<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n Shezi said that its former board chairperson, whose term ended on March 31, 2025, told the Ministry that there was no financial maladministration. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAnd further indicated that the CETA was performing its mandated functions and had achieved 92% of its APP (Annual Performance Plan) targets, a significant improvement from 22% in 2020\/21; and that no new irregular expenditure was incurred in the 2023\/24 year audited.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe CETA leadership remains committed to clean administration and proper governance,\u201d the statement read.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe sincerely value and appreciate the continued support you have pledged to the CETA as stakeholders in the construction and built environment sector. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cFurther information regarding the implications of the process announced in the Gazette will be communicated in due course; once the CETA has been formally notified,\u201d the statement concluded.<\/span><\/p>\n Briefing the Standing Committee on Public Accounts on February 4, on the financial performance of the SETAs, the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA)\u2019s team highlighted that AGSA had identified material irregularities within CETA \u201crelated to financial losses resulting from non-compliance\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n The summary of the committee\u2019s meeting said AGSA Deputy Business Unity leader Zamahlangu Mditshwa had stressed that AGSA expected accounting authorities to conduct investigations into irregularities to determine their root causes and implement corrective measures. <\/span><\/p>\n Mditshwa said consequence management requires disciplinary action where wrongdoing is identified.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHowever, AGSA had encountered significant delays in CETA\u2019s response to these irregularities, which undermined accountability.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cShe concluded by stating that AGSA remained concerned about CETA\u2019s slow progress in implementing the recommendations provided, as this continued to hinder efforts to enforce accountability,\u201d read the minutes. <\/span><\/p>\n DA member and Higher Education and Training Portfolio Committee member, Karabo Khakhau, questioned the appointment of Nkoane as the CETA administrator, saying a forensic report from Comperio implicated him in the alleged mismanagement of Emfuleni\u2019s R872 million. <\/span><\/p>\n bongani.hans@inl.co.za<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" CETA Chief Executive Officer, Malusi Shezi, has raised concern about the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) Director-General Dr Nkosinathi Sishi gazetting the entity\u2019s placement under administration without first formally informing it. 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