Democratic Alliance (DA) member of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee for Higher Education Karabo Khakhau has arrived at the Cape Town Central police station to lay criminal charges against Higher Education and Training Minister Dr. Nobuhle Nkabane.
DA Federal Council Chairperson Helen Zille and the party’s Deputy Chief Whip in the National Assembly Baxolile Nodada are accompanying Khakhau.
The party has accused Nkabane of deceiving Parliament about the formation of an independent panel and the appointments of African National Congress (ANC) linked individuals to the Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) board.
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Addressing the media outside the police station, Zille says the reason they are laying charges because President Cyril Ramaphosa refuses to be as good as his word and act against corruption and criminality in Parliament.
“Those kinds of actions go unchecked, whereas what President Ramaphosa perceives as a slight, which is a deputy minister not asking him permission to go on a private trip that he didn’t have to ask permission for, that is punished in the most severe terms. But serious fraud is somehow condoned by President Ramaphosa’s government,” says Zille.
Minister Nkabane lied to Parliament to cover up her tracks after she appointed ANC cadres to the SETA Board, violating the law and committing a criminal offence. This is why we are laying charges today.
The DA demands accountability to protect our Constitution and Parliament. pic.twitter.com/lAM04V1fma
— Democratic Alliance (@Our_DA) July 1, 2025
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