DHET  Leadership

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Profile of Deputy Minister Mr Buti Manamela Mr Buti Manamela has been Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training since June 2024. Before then, he was Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation. He is a former Deputy Minister in the Presidency. He serves as a member of the South African Communist Party Central Committee and in the African National Congress National Executive Committee.

Academic Qualifications

He holds a Master's Degree in Public Policy and Development Management from Wits University, and studied Digital Electronics at the Tshwane North TVET College (former Mamelodi College).

He served as Deputy President of the South African Students Congress (SASCO), President of the South African College Student Association (now SAVETSA), Local Organiser for SACCAWU and was elected National Secretary of the Young Communist League of South Africa in 2003 until 2014.