Concerns concerning the misappropriation of cash, bad administration, and abuse of authority in South African schools, TVET colleges, and Sector Education and Training Authorities have been brought up in a Corruption Watch report.
In various South African education-related areas, claims of power abuse, corruption, bribery, and poor management have been made, according to a report recently published by Corruption Watch.
While giving further details on the implications relating to the findings, Melusi Ncala, a senior researcher for Corruption Watch, stated that prospective employees in the sector were among the exploited.
The people exploited are students or people seeking employment and that is how it manifests.
The organization’s senior further stated that according to the report whistleblowers were reluctant to expose corruption, as they feared putting their lives in danger.
In addition to this, the report emphasized issues concerning mismanagement, theft of money and resources, victimization and harsh treatment of whistleblowers, and inefficient and pointless resource exploitation.
Gauteng constitutes the majority of those implicated in the damning report’s findings from the schooling sector through to the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector.
This includes members or individuals who occupy positions of authority in the sector such as teachers, members of school governing bodies as well as lecturers and administrators, who would also subject learners and students to sextortion.
According to Corruption Watch, the government assured them that individuals in charge would be held accountable for their actions when they made the findings public. The organization claims that despite all of their efforts, little to no action has been taken to hold people accused of these crimes accountable.