Govt has lost control over teacher appointments - Motshekga
17 December 2015
Pretoria – Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga on Thursday admitted that government had handed control of appointments of teachers and principals to corrupt officials.
She said she was saddened to inform the media that half of her department's appointment system was controlled by unions. Motshekga released an interim report about an investigation that followed a damning expose by City Press on allegations of nationwide selling of teaching posts.
"I have to be honest, the report points at a weak system in government. I wish I could say we don’t have a problem. The report is saying that half of the system is not in our control. That is a sad indictment."
The problem was not weak laws, but a weak administration, she said.