Deputy Minister Dr Mimmy Gondwe collaborates with Buffalo City Municipality and SAPS to lead an intergovernmental campaign against bogus colleges in East London CBD

The Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Mimmy Gondwe, will lead a two-day intergovernmental campaign on 14 and 15 July 2025 in East London, Eastern Cape, to raise awareness about bogus institutions of higher education ahead of the second-semester registration and student intake. read more

Budget Vote Speech by Hon. Deputy Minister Buti Manamela. Vote 17:  Higher Education and Training. National Assembly, 2025

Community Education and Training—our CET system—is the soul of inclusive education in South Africa. It is the bridge between learning and livelihood, between survival and opportunity, especially for those left behind by the formal education system. read more

Budget Vote 17 : Speech by the Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Mimmy Gondwe to the National Assembly

Chairperson, this Budget Vote is being considered in the wake of Youth Month, a poignant moment in our national calendar that does more than just commemorate the courage of past generations of young people. read more

Minister of Higher Education Budget Vote Speech: National Assembly 

I dedicate this 2025/26 budget to the memory of our fallen heroes and heroines in the Post School Education and Training who have recently passed. In April this year, Sisonke Mbalekwa was shot and killed while running away during student protests at Walter Sisulu University's Mthatha Campus. read more

Deputy Minister Buti Manamela to deliver a keynote address at the 2025 Youth Empowerment Winter School in UKZN (Westville Campus), Durban.

Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Mr Buti Manamela, will give a keynote address at the Youth Empowerment Winter School on Tuesday, 01 July 2025, at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus,  Durban. read more

The Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane, congratulates Orbit College Football Club on their historic promotion to the Betway Premiership

The Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane, congratulates Orbit College Football Club on their historic promotion to the Betway Premiership following their 1-0 victory over Cape Town City FC at Olympia Stadium in Rustenburg on Wednesday, 25 June 2025. read more

Minister of Higher Education and Training to join President Ramaphosa at the jobs Boost Outcomes Fund site visist in Pretoria

The Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane, will join President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday, 10 June 2025, at the Foundation for Professional Development (FPD) in Pretoria East. This visit forms part of the President’s engagements with youth beneficiaries of flagship programmes under the Presidential Youth Employment Intervention (PYEI) and Presidential Employment Stimulus (PES). Members of the media are invited to cover the visit, which will commence at 14:00. read more

Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane, on the developments at UNISA.

The Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane, has taken note of recent developments at the University of South Africa (UNISA), including the alleged suspension of senior officials and ongoing concerns about governance and financial management. read more

Deputy Minister Dr Mimmy Gondwe calls for rebranding of TVET colleges to maximise their full pontential at the Education World Forum.

The Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Mimmy Gondwe, led a delegation of the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) at the recently concluded Education World Forum (EWF), which was held in London, United Kingdom (UK), from 18 to 21 May 2025. read more

Minister of Higher Education and Training to host G20 seminar on mutual recognition of qualifications in a global context.

The Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane, will host the G20 Seminar on Mutual Recognition of Qualifications in a Global Context. The Seminar will take place on Tuesday, 27 May 2025, at Sun City International Convention Centre in North West province. The first part of the programme, which will also be led by Minister Nkabane, will take place at Orbit TVET College, Mankwe Campus in North West, a few kilometres away from Sun City. read more

Minister of Higher Education and Training to deliver keynote address at CHIETA National Skills Dialogue.

The Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr. Nobuhle Nkabane, will deliver the keynote address at the upcoming CHIETA National Skills Dialogue, scheduled to take place on Friday, 23 May 2025, at the UNISA Graduate School of Business Leadership (SBL) in Midrand, Johannesburg. read more

Deputy Minister Dr Mimmy Gondwe's Helpdesk addresses over 20 000 student queries

The Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Dr Mimmy Gondwe, is pleased to announce that her office's student and stakeholders' helpdesk has now processed over 20 000 queries from across the sector since its establishment in August of last year, 2024. read more

Minister of Higher Education to officially launch Digital Innovation Lab at Esayidi TVET College
The Minister of Higher Education, Dr Nobuhle Pamela Nkabane, will deliver the keynote address at the official opening of the Digital Innovation Lab at Esayidi TVET College's uMzimkhulu Campus in KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday, 29 April 2025, at 09:00. read more

Deputy Minister Dr Mimmy Gondwe leads an outreach campaign to make campuses safer and stob GBV at Sol Plaatjie University and the University of Zululand

The Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Mimmy Gondwe, is set to lead a national outreach programme focused on engaging students, staff, and institutional management regarding campus safety, gender-based violence, femicide, and transformation towards achieving gender equality across higher education institutions. read more

Minister of Higher Education to preside on the inducation of the 6th National Skills Authority Board
The Minister of Higher Education, Dr Nobuhle Pamela Nkabane, will officiate the induction of the 6th Board of the National Skills Authority (NSA), scheduled to take place from 6–7 May 2025 at Gallagher House, Midrand. read more

Deputy Minister Dr Mimmy Gondwe meets with National Police Commissioner Lt. General Fannie Masemola on plans to improve campus safety and combat bogus colleges

Earlier this week, the Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Mimmy Gondwe met with the National Police Commissioner, Lt. General Fannie Masemola and other top officials from the SAPS, National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (the Hawks) in a meeting aimed at strengthening working relations between the department of higher education and law enforcement agencies. read more

DHET notes with concern the signature campaign launch by students

The Department of Higher Education and Training has noted with concern the signature campaign launched by students against what they consider to be “unfair diploma delays, the POPI Act and lack of support”. read more

Statement by the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane, following a meeting with SATVETSA leadership
Following the statement released by The South African Technical Vocational Education and Training Student Association (SATVETSA), which advocated for urgent reforms in the TVET sector, the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane, met with SATVETSA leadership on the 24th of February 2025 at Mpumalanga University to address critical issues affecting students in the TVET sector. The meeting focused on the following matters, and resolutions were agreed upon as follows: ...read more

Minister of Higher Education and Training to Launch National Skills Fund Disabilities Phase I 2024/2025
Members of the media are invited to a media briefing hosted by the honourable Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane, to officially launch the National Skills Fund (NSF) Disabilities Program Phase I 2024/2025. read more

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme to open funding applications for the 2025 academic year

The Minister of Higher Education and Training Dr Nobuhle Nkabane will officially launch the National Student Financial Aid Scheme’s (NSFAS’) applications season through a media briefing.read more

Minister Nkabane to meet Stakeholders across the PSET

The Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane will meet stakeholders across the Post-School Education and Training (PSET) sector in a series of meetings at Birchwood hotel and OR Tambo Conference Centre, Boksburg from 12 to 13 September 2024.read more

Remarks by the Minister Of Higher Education And Training, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane, MP on the occasion of the China-Africa-Unesco High-Level Dialogue on cooperation in Education and Cultural Heritage Protection, 06 September 2024 In Beijing, China
It is my great honour to address China-Africa-UNESCO High-Level Dialogue on Cooperation in Education and Cultural Heritage Protection. This Dialogue is convened at an opportune moment as the African continent commemorates education as the AU theme of the Year for 2024.read more

Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Mimmy Gondwe receives her delegations 
Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister, Dr Mimmy Gondwe today announced her intentions to hit the ground running after receiving and studying her delegations from the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane.read more

Media statement: Provisional reinstatement of EDUCOR
On 22 August 2024, the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane, took a decision to provisionally reinstate the registration of Educor on condition that. read more

Minister Nkabane amends the terms of reference of the appointment of the administrator of NSFAS
On 12 April 2024, Mr. Sithembiso Freeman Nomvalo, was appointed as the Administrator of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme for a period of one year expiring 11 March 2025. read more