Construction Sector Education and Training administrator Oupa Nkoane is probed for allegedly increasing his remuneration without Higher Education Department's approval.
Construction Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) administrator Oupa Nkoane has not been subjected to a disciplinary hearing after he allegedly approved his salary of R3 million.
Nkoane has also not been reported either to the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) or the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) for allegedly flouting Public Finance Management Act.
This was disclosed by Higher Education minister Buti Manamela when he was responding to questions in the National Assembly on Wednesday following reports that suspended CFO Sanele Radebe made a protected disclosure to the National Treasury that Nkoane unilaterally determined and approved his million salary package without authorisation of the Department of Higher Education.
His R2.5 million pay package was approved in January, but Nkoane had already been paid in December and the payment of his salary between October 2025 and March 2026 constituted irregular expenditure.
