Dr Nobuhle Pamela Nkabane

Dr Nobuhle Pamela Nkabane
South African Minister of Higher Education

Honourable Dr Nobuhle Pamela Nkabane was appointed as the South African Minister of Higher Education from 3 July 2024. Following her election as a Member of Parliament in 2019, she subsequently served as Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy from August 2021 to June 2024. The Honourable Minister holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Administration degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

She also earned an Honours and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the same institution. She has completed a diploma and certificates in areas such as management and youth development with the University of Cape Town, the Stellenbosch Business School and the University of the Western Cape.

Dr Nkabane is a lifelong learner who is currently studying towards a Master of Sciences degree with the School of Oriental and African Studies University of London and a Master’s degree in Energy Leadership with Wits Business School. The Honourable Minister has contributed to the body of knowledge with two academic papers in the Journal of Public Affairs as well as a chapter in Sabella Abidde and Emmanuel Matambo’s 2021 book, Xenophobia, Nativism and Pan Africanism in the 21st Century Africa.

She has so far marked one Master’s dissertation and has reviewed two academic papers.