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DHET Newsletter ISSUE 1 JULY 2026
Higher Education & TrainingRef: https://www.dhet.gov.za/DHET%20Statistics%20Publication/DHET%20Newsletter%20ISSUE%201%20-%20JULY%202026.pdf
Official source
Source domain: dhet.gov.za
Collected on 1 August 2026
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What this means
This document is an “ONE YEAR OF VISION. LEADERSHIP. PROGRESS.” newsletter, Issue No. 1 dated July 2026, from South Africa’s Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET). It congratulates the newly appointed Minister of Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela, who was sworn in on 22 July 2025 after being appointed on 21 July 2025 by President Cyril Ramaphosa. The newsletter also reports on the Minister’s first-year activities, including sector engagements, media briefings, international participation in the final G20 Education Working Group Ministerial Meeting in Skukuza (Mpumalanga), tabling Budget Vote 17 in Parliament on 26 May 2026, and oversight visits for the 2026 academic year. It further highlights student engagement initiatives such as leadership camps and the #BackChat online platform.
Facts
Places
Mpumalanga, City of Cape Town, Gauteng, Western Cape
Reference
https://www.dhet.gov.za/DHET%20Statistics%20Publication/DHET%20Newsletter%20ISSUE%201%20-%20JULY%202026.pdf
Amounts
R 149 200 000 000, R 468 000 000 000, R 5 000 000 000
Key Takeaways
- Newsletter title: “ONE YEAR OF VISION. LEADERSHIP. PROGRESS.” Issue No. 1 (July 2026)
- Buti Manamela sworn in as Minister: 22 July 2025
- Buti Manamela appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa: 21 July 2025
- Minister met the sector; staff meeting at Unisa Senate Hall: 7 August 2025
- Minister held 11 media briefings in 12 months to announce governance and policy decisions
- Final G20 Education Working Group Ministerial Meeting held in Skukuza, Mpumalanga (South Africa’s Presidency)
- Minister co-chaired G20 meeting with Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube
- Budget Vote 17 tabled in Parliament: 26 May 2026 (Cape Town)
- DHET allocation for 2026/27: R149.2 billion; Medium-Term Expenditure Framework total: R468 billion
- NSF operates on annual budget of R5 billion funded by 1% payroll tax collected from employers
- Oversight visits for 2026 academic year to universities, TVET colleges, and CET colleges
- Student leadership camps: September 2025 (Gauteng) and February 2026 (Western Cape)
- Student engagement platform: #BackChat (live online platform hosted by the Minister)
- Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET)
- Buti Manamela
- President Cyril Ramaphosa
- Universities South Africa (USAf)
- Flavius Mareka TVET College
- THENSA
- Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA)
- Professor Francis Petersen
- B.E. Nkonyane
- H.E. Lolwah bint Rashid bin Mohammed Al Khater
- Prof Henk de Jager
- Sam Ngcongo
- Dr Thabo Mashongoane
- Master Builders South Africa
- NSFAS (National Student Financial Aid Scheme)
- Siviwe Gwarube
- G20 Education Working Group
Dates
Closing Date
21 July 2025