Buti Manamela

Buti Kgwaridi Manamela (born 10 July 1979) is currently serving as the Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, having previously served as the Deputy Minister for Planning and Monitoring in the Presidency since 26 May 2014.[1] He is currently serving under the current Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology Blade Nzimande and current President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa.[2] Manamela has also held the post of the spokesperson to former president, Jacob Zuma.[3]

Buti Manamela
MP
Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology
Assumed office
17 October 2017
Personal details
Born (1979-07-10) 10 July 1979
Modimolle, Transvaal Province
SpouseNomvuyo Mhlakaza-Manamela

Biography

Birth and education

Buti Manamela was born in the town of Modimolle, Transvaal Province, South Africa. He joined Congress of South African Students (COSAS) and the African National Congress Youth League at the age of thirteen. He matriculated from Phagameng High School. He then enrolled at the Mamelodi College where he obtained a certificate in electronics in 2001. During his time at the college, he joined the South African Students Congress, the Young Communist League of South Africa, the South African Communist Party and the African National Congress. He completed his post-graduate diploma in 2014 and obtained a Master of Management in Public Policy from the University of the Witwatersrand in 2017.

Political career

In 2000 he was deployed to be the National Organiser of the South African Commercial Union in South Africa. Due to his organising skills, he initiated the re-establishment of the Young Communist League in 2003. Manamela was elected the National Secretary of the YCLSA and served in the post until 2014.[4] Manamela became a Member of Parliament following the 2009 general election. He served as the chief volunteer of Parliament's Nelson Mandela Day activities and was a whip of the Labour Portfolio Committee.

In the cabinet of former President Jacob Zuma, Manamela served as the Deputy Minister of Planning Monitoring and Evaluation and also head of the Youth Development and Administration.[5]

Manamela is also serving as a Central Committee Member of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and has been an ANC Member of Parliament since the 2009 general election.

Personal life

Manamela is married and has two children.[5] His wife is Nomvuyo Mhlakaza-Manamela.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Buti Manamela | Who's Who SA". Archived from the original on 7 June 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  2. "Statement by the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Dr Blade Nzimande, on the occasion of the NSFAS 2020 Applications official opening held at the GCIS Tshedimosetso House, Pretoria" (PDF). September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  3. "Young Communists backing Zuma". News24. 2 June 2005. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  4. "Department of Higher Education and Training - LeadershipDepMinister".
  5. "Buti Manamela biography, education, birthday, contact details & profile". 25 February 2020.
  6. Pijoos, Iavan (28 June 2022). "NPA to finally prosecute Gauteng deputy speaker for assault after prosecutor withdrew case". News24. Retrieved 16 January 2023.


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