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(a) The Department has advised the North West Provincial Department to institute legal action against the implicated individual with a view to determining whether the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act 12 of 2004 has been violated as well as to implement the recommendations of the NEXUS report.
A progress report has been received from North West where one case has been investigated and finalised.
(b) (i) & (ii) The matter is still under investigation.
(iii) The North West Provincial Department has been requested to further investigate whether there are other officials involved in the appointment of the official alleged not to meet the requirements.
2. The Head of Department has been advised to implement the recommendations of the MTT report as well as the NEXUs report.
3. The Minister will make the report available to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education as soon after she has received and analysed it.