In September 2021, despite the arguments of the then Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, the Supreme Court of Appeal found that she was not legally obliged to make eligibility for assistance from the fund, subject to the BBBEE Act.
Solidarity sues Govt over plan to side-line SA engineers in favour of Cubans
19 May 2021 8:58 AM
Share This: We sit with local engineers without work. That R64 million could have paid South African engineers, says Anton Van Der Bijl.
In a country with epic unemployment levels â and formidable engineering prowess â Minister Lindiwe Sisulu raised more than a few eyebrows when she recently announced the importation of 24 Cuban engineers to help solve water supply issues.
Sisulu explained the Cuban engineers will be employed at municipalities as advisors with vast skills in the areas of mechanical, electrical, and civil engineering, as well as project managementâ.