Hawks probing Nkabane over SETA appointments
The Hawks are probing Higher Education Minister Nobuhle Nkabane for alleged fraud.
The crime-fighting unit has confirmed the investigation, saying it's at an early stage.
It says the case has been opened and is under early investigation, and no further details can be shared at this stage.
Nkabane is accused of manipulating the appointment of the Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) board chairpersons.
The DA says she also lied to Parliament about an independent panel she claimed had approved politically-connected individuals to lead the boards.
"ANC Minister Nkabane now faces a Priority Crimes Directorate investigation for fraud and the statutory offence of lying to Parliament," says DA national spokesperson Karabo Khakhau.
"She faces allegations of manufacturing a scheme that saw senior ANC personalities deployed to high-paying SETA Board jobs, benefiting the family of Gwede Mantashe, the former ANC Premier of KwaZulu-Natal, former ANC MECs in KwaZulu-Natal, former ANC Deputy Minister in National Government, and the ANC’s Provincial Coordinator in KwaZulu-Natal – until she was forced to overturn her cadre deployment.
"Nkabane allegedly headed up a scheme to make ANC cadres rich, and rolled out a sequence of lies and deception to cover it up. For that gross abuse of power, she has suffered zero consequences from President Ramaphosa.
"The DA is looking forward to ongoing cooperation with the Hawks, as they seek the full details and facts behind the criminal complaint against Nkabane, so that they may investigate what she has done against the people of South Africa."
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