President Ramaphosa fires Higher Education minister Nobuhle Nkabane

Stephen Grootes speaks Donovan Williams, social commentator and analyst about the sacking of the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Nobuhle Nkabane.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday fired Nobuhle Nkabane from the role of Minister and Higher Education and Training.

Nkabane's sacking is seen as a victory for the Democratic Alliance, which threatened that it will not vote for the Higher Education budget if Nkabane was not fired.

Nkabane missed an important meeting in parliament on Friday, where she was supposed to give a briefing on the Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) board selection process.

The now former minister is accused of cadre deployment, by selecting politically connected individuals, and then lying to parliament about the selection process.

Speaking to Stephen Grootes on The Money Show, Donovan Williams, social commentator and analyst says the president shoud've acted quicker on this matter.

"The president should have moved very quickly when he had asked her to explain, and did not condone her behaviour in the portfolio committee. He should've moved without the prompting."

- Donovan Williams, social commentator

"...because what it looks like now, it was prompted by the opposition parties. The EFF, the DA and so forth, as well as the South African Students Congress. I don't think the president has helped himself, but at the same time it's an outcome which I think is good."

- Donovan Williams, social commentator

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