Nobuhle Nkabane

Nobuhle Nkabane
Nkabane in 2022
Minister of Higher Education
Assumed office
3 July 2024
Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy
In office
6 August 2021 – 30 June 2024
PresidentCyril Ramaphosa
Preceded byBavelile Hlongwa
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Assumed office
22 May 2019
ConstituencyKwaZulu-Natal
Personal details
Born
Nobuhle Pamela Nkabane

(1979-08-01) 1 August 1979 (age 45)
NationalitySouth African
Political partyAfrican National Congress
Alma materDurban University of Technology
University of South Africa (BA)
University of KwaZulu-Natal (BAdmin, BAdminHons, MA, PhD)
University of the Western Cape
University of Stellenbosch Business School
OccupationMember of Parliament
ProfessionPolitician, tutor

Nobuhle Pamela Nkabane MP (born 1 August 1979) currently serves as the Minister of Higher Education in the cabinet of South Africa, having been sworn in on 3 July 2024.[1] She previously served as the Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy from 2021 until 2024. Nkabane is a member of the National Assembly of South Africa for the African National Congress. She was first elected an MP in the 2019 general election. Nkabane previously worked as a tutor at the University of South Africa while serving as an MP.[2]

  1. ^ "Historic day for SA as government of national unity ministers take oath of office". Daily Maverick. 3 July 2024. Archived from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  2. ^ Maqhina, Mayibongwe (2 June 2021). "Alcohol, cellphones, shoes and portraits... these are just a few of the things MPs received as gifts". Independent Online. Cape Town. Retrieved 30 July 2021.