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Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has previously stressed that SETAs should no longer be viewed as grant-disbursing agencies or bursary administrators but as strategic economic institutions responsible for aligning workplace learning with industry demand.
THE EDITORS INTERVIEW

Manamela bets on SETAs overhaul to tackle youth joblessness

In an exclusive sit-down with The National, Manamela reveals his plans to overhaul a skills system that has barely changed since 2000 — and what comes next.

  • Siphelele Dludla
6 min read
The court has temporarily suspended the appointment of NSFAS Administrator Professor Hlengani Mathebula pending the outcome of a review application.
NSFAS

NSFAS board reinstated by court as Mathebula's appointment put on hold

The Gauteng High Court, Pretoria has ordered the reinstatement of the NSFAS board pending the outcome of an application to set aside the appointment of administrator Hlengani…

  • Ntsikelelo Qoyo
4 min read