NEHAWU Western Cape Welcomes the Dismissal of Cape Town College Principal
Wednesday February 11, 2026
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union [NEHAWU] in the Western Cape welcomes the dismissal of the Principal of College of Cape Town.
The dismissal of the College Principal follows a disciplinary process and the release of the report by the Stabilisation and Governance Support Team [SGST] appointed by the Minister of the Department of Higher Education and Training [DHET], Buti Manamela in terms of Section 46(1) of the Continuing Education and Training Act 16 of 2026 [CET Act] for the Cape Town College [CCT].
The report confirms what we have been raising for a long time about the college suffering from leadership paralysis, which led to a collapse of governance, and deteriorating financial situation.
This college has been in the media for wrong reasons including allegations of nepotism, maladministration, victimisation of student leaders as heard by the Portfolio Committee, hence we supported the decision by Minister regarding the terms of reference, as we knew that any sound team which follows without bias all requirements of procedural, and substantial fairness would vindicate our call that the Principal and his cronies including those captured through acting appointments and study bursaries represent everything bad for the college.
Whilst appreciating that the report has been recently released, the union calls for the institution to be stabilised. Furthermore, the union calls for immediate dissolution of College of Cape Town Board for its failures to govern the college and also the fact that some council members have even taken a third term as Council members despite term limit provisions in the statutes of the college.
Lastly, we call on the Minister of DHET to implement recommendations of the Stabilisation and Governance Support Team [SGST] in order to stabilise College of Cape Town.
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Issued by NEHAWU Western Cape Secretariat
For more information, please contact:
Cde Baxolise Mali (NEHAWU Western Cape Provincial Secretary) at 066 3050 591 or Baxolise@nehawu.org.za Or
Cde Zukisani Mabhengu (Western Cape Provincial Deputy Secretary) at 0636851924 or email: Zukisani@nehawu.org.za Visit https://www.nehawu.org.za
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