{
  "id": 14400136,
  "title": "Labour Court blocks Manamela’s move to re-advertise NSF CEO post",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/labour-court-blocks-manamelas-move-to-re-advertise-nsf-ceo-post",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T07:38:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/education/labour-court-blocks-manamelas-move-to-re-advertise-nsf-ceo-post/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Higher Education and Training Minister, Buti Manamela, has been ordered to stop re-advertising the National Skills Fund (NSF) executive officer position while a court review is ongoing. The Labour Court issued an interim interdict on Tuesday, 13 October, to prevent the implementation of Manamela's directive, pending the final outcome of a review application presented by Dr Khathutshelo Innocent Sirovha. The ministry stated that Manamela has acknowledged the judgment and will adhere to the court order. However, the judgment does not resolve the dispute over the recruitment process or establish whether Manamela's directive was lawful. It also did not declare Sirovha appointed as the NSF executive officer. The interim interdict will continue until the final determination of Sirovha's substantive review application. Manamela has promised to uphold fair recruitment practices, sound governance, and the effective functioning of the NSF and post-school education and training institutions. The ministry emphasized that the minister will refrain from commenting on the merits of the case while the judicial proceedings are ongoing. The NSF is a key component of the post-school education and training sector, governed by the Department of Higher Education and Training.",
  "summary": "The interim interdict will remain in place pending the final determination of Sirovha's substantive review application.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}