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Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation

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 Deputy Minister Buti Manamela

           

Mr Buti Kgwaridi Manamela is the Deputy Minister for Higher Education, Science and Innovation. His previous portfolio was as Deputy Minister in the Presidency: Planning Monitoring and Evaluation, Youth Development and Administration. Deputy Minister Manamela has been a Member of Parliament since 2009, serving as Whip of the Labour Portfolio Committee; and as Chief Volunteer to parliament's Nelson Mandela Day.


Deputy Minister Manamela is a member of the Central Committee of the South African Communist Party (SACP). He served as the National Secretary of the YCLSA from 2003 until 2014, and has also served in various roles in the ANC Youth League, South African Students Congress and various other student organisations. Deputy Minister Manamela also worked as organizer for trade union SACCAWU in 2001. 

Deputy Minister Manamela completed his Matric in Phagameng High School and went on to study towards his N-Certificate in Electronics at Mamelodi College until 2001; and completed his Post-Graduate Diploma (2014) and Master of Management in Public Policy at the University of Witwatersrand (2017).


Contact
Mandla Tshabalala (Mr)
Media Liaison Officer 
Office of the Deputy Minister
Higher Education, Science and Technology
Mobile: 0843046239
 
Christine Keabaitse Mashaba (Mrs)
Administration Secretary
Office of the Deputy Minister
Higher Education, Science and Technology
Tel: 012 312 5050
 
Bayanda Mzoneli (Mr)
Head of Office of the Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology
Tel: 012 843 6762
 
Motshedisi Letuka (Miss)
Personal Assistant to the Deputy Minister
Higher Education, Science and Technology
T: +27 12 312 6339
 
Thulani Mayisela (Mr)
Registry Clerk
Office of the Deputy Minister
Higher Education, Science and Technology
T: +27 12 312 5502


Cape Town Office

Private Bag X9192, Cape Town, 8000 Map
Telephone 021 469 5190


News
NSFAS celebrates its 25th anniversary​
NSFAS celebrates its 25th anniversary
10 November 2016 – The South African government, through National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), has funded education for over 1,5 million students, valued at R59 billion.  Talking at the NSFAS head office in Cape Town, Deputy Minister Mduduzi Manana says that these funds have helped students from middle class...Full speechYoutube.


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DHET Annual Report 2020-2021





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