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Higher Education & Training media_statement
Higher Education & TrainingRef: https://www.dhet.gov.za/SiteAssets/Media%20Advisory%20and%20Statement%202026/VUT%2060th%20Media%20Advisory.pdf
Official source
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Collected on 28 July 2026
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What this means
This document is a media advisory issued by the South African Ministry of Higher Education and Training. It announces that Minister Buti Manamela will deliver the keynote address at the Vaal University of Technology’s (VUT) 60th Anniversary Celebration. The event is scheduled for Thursday, 23 July 2026 at 18:00 at Pont de Val, Parys, under the theme “60 Years of Excellence: Honouring Our Legacy, Shaping the Future.” Media are invited to attend, and contact details for spokesperson Ms Matshepo Seedat and VUT Corporate Communications HoD Mr Sibusiso Nkosi are provided.
Facts
Reference
https://www.dhet.gov.za/SiteAssets/Media%20Advisory%20and%20Statement%202026/VUT%2060th%20Media%20Advisory.pdf
Key Takeaways
- Document type: Media advisory
- Issue date: 22 July 2026
- Minister: Buti Manamela (Higher Education and Training)
- Event: Vaal University of Technology (VUT) 60th Anniversary Celebration
- Keynote address by Minister Buti Manamela
- Theme: “60 Years of Excellence: Honouring Our Legacy, Shaping the Future.”
- Date: Thursday, 23 July 2026
- Time: 18:00
- Venue: Pont de Val, Parys
- Media invited to attend and cover
- Media enquiries: Ms Matshepo Seedat (082 679 9473)
- Media enquiries: Mr Sibusiso Nkosi (076 188 2649)
- Minister Buti Manamela
- Vaal University of Technology (VUT)
- Ministry of Higher Education and Training
- Ms Matshepo Seedat
- Mr Sibusiso Nkosi
- VUT HoD: Corporate Communications
- Republic of South Africa
Dates
Closing Date
23 July 2026