Chairperson, we are perturbed to note yet again that out of the local government's Setas the financial statements of energy and construction have drawn qualifications from the Auditor-General. The provision of much-needed skills for this country is put in jeopardy when the entities established to advance training, and therefore employment and economic growth, either fail to spend their allocation or misuse funds earmarked for serving the people.
A second concern is the high staff turnover in some Setas, and this relates to CEOs and CFOs. More particularly this is especially troubling as it renders the organisations rudderless. An equally exasperating phenomenon is the regularity with which disgraced senior officials of some Setas simply resign to escape censure only to resurface in similar positions in other state entities. This tendency points to the urgent need to overhaul and tighten the monitoring of the conduct and performance of senior public servants.