DA rejects Motshekga’s appointment of dubious DBE D-G
13 August 2013
The Democratic Alliance (DA) notes with concern the appointment of a Director-General (D-G) of the Department of Basic Education (DBE) by the Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga.
While this priority department has been without a permanent head for over a year, we reject her appointment of Mr Mathanzima Mweli to this position due to his checkered track record in South Africa’s education management (see SowetanLive report).
In the face of such a track record I will request that Minister Motshekga be summoned to Parliament to brief the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education as to the rationality of such an appointment.
This comes after Minister Motshekga announced, this afternoon, that Mr Mweli has been appointed to the position of the chief administrator of her department.