A response was received from SACE that this question will only be responded to after its first Council Meeting of 2017 scheduled for 17 February 2017.
“Neutrality of the Ministerial Task Team”
Following allegations published in the media in 2014 that some members of teacher unions and department officials were involved in illegal activities involving the selling of educator posts, the Minister of Basic Education, Mrs AM Motshekga, MP, held meetings with various stakeholders including teacher unions as well as the Associations of School Governing Bodies.
Consensus was reached on the need to investigate speedily the allegations and it was thus agreed that an Independent Ministerial Task Team (MTT) instead of a Commission of Inquiry be established by the Minister to probe these allegations.
Because of the sensitive nature of the matter, the Minister found it appropriate to appoint an independent Chairperson, an independent educationist and members drawn from different Government Departments:
The Chairperson, Prof John Volmink;