DA MP Karabo Khakhau has written an open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa urging him to fire higher education minister Nobuhle Nkabane over the controversial appointment of Sector Education and Training Authority Seta board chairpersons, which were withdrawn after public backlash.
There have been growing calls from other MPs to have Nkabane removed as minister.
Mr President, you have a lying minister in your cabinet who has been caught red-handed, Khakhau said in the letter.
It is time for you to fire Nkabane with immediate effect and to replace her with a minister committed to making higher education work, not committed to making work for ANC insiders.
Nkabane allegedly misled MPs about an independent panel she claimed had approved politically connected individuals for Seta boards.