‘Recalibration’ of SETA board chair appointments on shaky ground

Government Gazette invites nominations for chairpersons of SETA boards

By Amy Musgrave The deadline for nomination of the new Sector Education and Training Authority board chairs is 12 June, according to a Government Gazette. The gazette was signed by Higher Education and Training Minister Nobuhle Nkabane on Wednesday. It follows the minister reversing her the appointment of 20 board chairs in what she said at the time was in the interest of good governance and transparency to ensure accountability of the appointme…

‘Recalibration’ of SETA board chair appointments on shaky ground

Even the creative reframing of the withdrawal of 20 Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETA) board chair appointments – “as an example of democracy in action” – can’t disguise the fact that governance failures like these could be easily avoided, according to the Institute of Directors in South Africa (IoDSA). “This isn’t rocket science,” says Parmi Natesan, CEO of IoDSA. “The public sector needs to get its nomination processes up to scra…