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The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, on the occasion of the South African College Principals Organisation virtual National General Council We are meeting today as we battle the COVID-19 unprecedented challenges. As a Post School education and training system (PSET) we have been intensely engaging with all our stakeholders to save the 2020 academic year whilst ensuring the simultaneously save lives.Read more...
Address by the Minister of Higher Education, Science and innovation,Dr Blade Nzimande on the occasion of the 4IR Virtual Conference organized by Fuze Business Initiative It is a special occasion to address you today making use of (what I believe) 4IR technologies are. Maybe not the high end of artificial intelligence or augmented reality, but I believe this is the start of great new things.Read more..
Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation,Dr Blade Nzimande statement on continued sunday independent media enquiry about NSFAS fight-back strategy against corruption and maladministration The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation is concerned about the Sunday Independent and its group of newspapers persistent enquiries about the fight against corruption and maladministration at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS).Read more

Zero-rated PSET Websites Due to the threat of COVID-19, the Department of Higher Education and Training is working with the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies to support the remote support of students through various means, including where possible, through online learning. Read more..
DHET Back to Campus Booklet Download here (.pdf)
Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation statement on progress in the implementation of COVID-19 measures by the Post School Education and Training Sector in response to COVID-19 Epidemic COVID. -19 continues to take a heavy toll not only on the health of our people, but also on our people’s ability to earn a living, to feed themselves and their families, to learn and to develop, and to enjoy many of the basic freedoms that we daily take for granted .Read more


SA's COVID-19 epidemic: Trends & Next steps - SA Corona Virus Online Portal https://sacoronavirus.co.za/2020/04/13/sas-covid-19-epidemic-trends-next-steps/
Regulations and Guidelines - Coronavirus Covid-19 \| South African Government https://www.gov.za/coronavirus/guidelines