Dear Ashley

I have been watching the ongoing questioning on the HEIs portfolio committee and been wondering when will the EastCape Midlands College, a TVET based in Gqebera. We have a crisis of support staff that fall under the academic staff structure, meaning their salary levels are that of permanent academics. They are said to be 'office-based lecturers' a term none of us knows existed. I have been in this TVET for over 8 years as a contract academic and cannot be absorbed alonh with other 8 individuals because the DHE have a full staff list that include the support staff as academics whereas on the ground these are support/administrative staff. Can investigation be held in this TVET in relation to this case and workload model of qualified contractual academics versus unqualified permanent staff.
Thank you