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THE Labour Court has dismissed the application by former National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) CEO Andile Nongogo to have his sacking declared unlawful and void.
Acting judge Maletsatsi Mahalelo ruled on Monday that whereas the NSFAS disciplinary policy governs, formalises and standardises the disciplinary process for all employees to ensure they are treated fairly and consistently, there seemed to be a conflict between Nongogo’s employment contract and the disciplinary code.
In October, the Nsfas board terminated Nongogo’s contract after investigating allegations related to the appointment of direct payment service providers. This decision came after Nongogo was placed on special leave in August amid controversies surrounding the scheme’s direct payment contract. The Labour Court has dismissed his application to declare his sacking unlawful and invalid
Judge MB Mahalelo also dismissed with costs Nongogo’s application to strike out certain paragraphs contained in the Werksman Attorney’s report.
OUTA’s Investigations Manager, Rudie Heyneke said, “We are quite disappointed. The way that the minister responded, but one thing we can say is that the minister made a call to us saying listen, come forward with all your information…it is time now to put all your information on the table and we’re ready and happy to meet with the minister to discuss whatever he wants to know from us.
I think you know these recordings were just the last straw that broke the camel’s back, and everybody has said this is enough; we want the minister to be investigated by law enforcement.”
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