Nkabane may have misled parliament on Seta panel: portfolio committee
'Members of the committee said the information provided through the letter does not reflect the independence initially claimed and that it raises serious questions about the transparency and integrity of the appointment process.'
The Sunday Times earlier this month reported the process of appointing the panel was never concluded.
A high-level government source told the publication at the time there had been suspicion that the panel never existed.
'She would have to come out straight and say there was no panel, because she can't say to the president, 'I can't tell you',' said the source, who cannot be named.
'She has come to the end of the runway with her games. She is not forthcoming, to the point of wanting to play hide-and-seek with parliament.
'The president can't have conceivably appointed her and given her to understand she [does not need] to be transparent with the public and parliament. The president's government knows it is constitutionally bound to be transparent.'
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