This was revealed during President Cyril Ramaphosa’s appearance at the State Capture Enquiry.

Ramaphosa admitted that 3 301 people is a lot but said that the government will not dismiss them.

He admitted that the government itself was to blame for the situation for having employed under qualified people.

President Ramaphosa: 3 301 public service employees are not qualified

President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that 3 301 public servants are not qualified for their positions. Photo credit: MIKE HUTCHINGS/AFPSource: Getty Images

The South Africanreported that this accounts for 35% of all public service employees.

Recenltly, the DA has been criticised for its members not having tertiary qualifications.

The DA’s Natasha Mazzone followed behind after she defended having a matric certificate and no further qualifications.

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Mazzone went as far as telling former EFF Secretary-General Godrich Gardee that his qualification got him ‘nothing’.

Briefly News’readers seem to have mixed thoughts about the topic.

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