How South Africa Education Minister enta wahala wey lead to her sack
Dis sack dey come at a time wey di South African parliament members bin dey worry ova how Nkabane bin handle some appointment for her ministry.
Na on Monday night 21 July 2025, President Ramaphosa bin release statement say make di Higher Education Nkabane comot for office.
Tori be say key coalition partner, di Democratic Alliance (DA) bin accuse di minister of misconduct for her ministry, even though she don deny am.
Nkabane na member of di African National Congress (ANC), same political party wey di president and oda cabinet members belong to.
Immediately afta her sack, DA through dia national tok tok pesin Karabo Khakhau say di minister bin lie to cover up di corruption wey happun for her ministry.
"Di departure of Minister Nobuhle Nkabane, afta lying to Parliament to cover up ANC cadre deployment, come afta relentless DA pressure for di fight against ANC corruption, wrongdoing and criminality."
Di DA allege say bin facilitate di appointment of ANC-linked individuals to skills development boards and she bin lie to parliament to hide am.
Wetin Nobuhle Nkabane do wey lead to her sack
For early July 2025, DA bin write to lay criminal charges against di Minister of Higher Education and Training, Nkabane.
DA submit di charges for di Cape Town Central Police Station wia dem say di minister bin dey lie give di parliament and abuse her position to give appointment to ANC members.
For dia 1 July 2025 statement through dia national tok tok pesin Karabo, wey also be Member on portfolio committee on Higher Education and Training for di South Africa parliament, di party say Nkabane cover up fraudulent appointment into one particular board wey dey under her ministry.
"Na time to fire Minister Nkabane and clean out di ANC criminal network from di heart of govment," DA statement tok afta dem accuse President Ramaphosa say im no take action.
"Dis lies na part of a calculated attempt to cover up di fraudulent appointment of ANC-linked individuals to Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) boards."
DA accuse Minister Nkabane say she tell Parliament say di appointment process into di SETA board dey overseen by an "independent" evaluation panel, but no be so.
"E don dey exposed say di so-called panel dey full of individuals from her own department and political allies, including her Chief of Staff and an ANC Youth League leader. Minister Nkabane don break di law and violate her oath of office."
Afta di charges, DA confam say dia criminal complaint di ANC Minister Nkabane don dey under investigation by di Priority Crimes Directorate, di HAWKS.
By 7 July 2025, di minister don dey under investigation for di alleged misconduct wey dem sama her.
"ANC Minister Nkabane now face a Priority Crimes Directorate investigation for fraud and di statutory offence to lie to Parliament. She dey face allegations of manufacturing a scheme wey see how senior ANC personalities dey deployed to high-paying SETA Board jobs"
For 18 July 2025, Nkabane and oda members of her ministry including di Chief of Staff suppose show face for di parliament to come defend wetin happun for di SETA board wia allegations dey say na her party members she dey give appointment.
On dat day, di minister no show up, and even her Chief of Staff too no show.
Afta plenti drag drag, President Ramaphosa issue statement wey announce di sack of di Higher Education Minister, and a replacement for her.
Meanwhile, on di same day wen dem fire her, Nkabane also release statement to announce her resignation from di ministry.
How Nobuhle Nkabane enta South Africa politics
Dem appoint Nobuhle Nkabane as Minister of Higher Education for 3 July 2024. Afta she win election as a Member of Parliament for 2019, she later serve as Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy from August 2021 to June 2024.
Dr Nkabane enta politics for young age afta she join di ANC wia she serve for various leadership positions of di ANC Youth League and di ANC Women League for regional and Provincial Executive Committee level.
She dey among di leaders of di ANC Youth League Sisonke Region wey advocate for di renaming of Sisonke District Municipality to Harry Gwala District Municipality, to honour di struggle of Harry Gwala.
Nkabane rise to different positions bifor she finally find hersef for di Higher Education and Training Ministry wey she head.
Profile of new South Africa Education Minister
For di same vein, President Ramaphosa announce di appointment of Buti Manamela as di new Minister of Higher Education and Training.
"In line wit section 91 (2) of di Constitution of di Republic of South Africa, Mr. Buti Kgwaridi Manamela dey appointed as Minister of Higher Education and Training," di President tok for im statement.
Bifor im appointment, Manamela serve as Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training for di Republic of South Africa, since June 2024.
E be former Deputy Minister for di Presidency, former Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, and e don be a member of Parliament since 2009.
E be also member of di South African Communist Party Central Committee since 2012 and dey elected into di ANC National Executive Committee for 2022.
Manamela get Masters Degree for Public Policy and Development Management, and study Digital Electronics for di Tshwane North TVET College (former Mamelodi College).
E also serve as Deputy President of di South African Students Congress (SASCO), former President of South African College Student Association (now SAVETSA) and dey elected as National Secretary of di Young Communist League of South Africa for 2003 until 2014.
Manamela go now take ova from Nkabane to head di Higher Education and Training Ministry.
Also Dr Nomusa Dube-Ncube go now act as di Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training.
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