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Who's Who in SA Education

Department of Education (DoE)


Naledi Pandor, Minister of Education
Enver Surty, Deputy Minister of Education
Duncan Hindle, Director General

Address: Private Bag X895,
Pretoria, 0001, South Africa,
Sol Plaatje House,
123 Schoeman Street, Pretoria,
DOE hotline: 0800 202 933
Tel: 012-312 5911
Fax: 012-325 6260

DoE Branches


General Education and Training
Palesa Tyobeka, DDG: General Education, Branch G
Tel: +27 12 312 5222/5153
Executive Assistant : Ms MM Benadè
Tel: +27 12 312 5233
Fax: +27 12 321 2107
E-Mail: benade.m@doe.gov.za

Further Education and Training
Penny Vinjevold, DDG: Further Education and Training, Branch F
Tel: 012 3125313/5314
Executive Assistant : Ms Z Govender
Tel: +27 12 312 5303
Fax: +27 12 312 5309
Email: Ms Z Govender - govender.z@doe.gov.za

Higher Education
Dr Molapo Qhobela, Acting DDG: Higher Education, Branch H
Tel: +27 12 312 5411 / 5412
Executive Assistant: Ms G Mampane
Tel: +27 12 312 5256
Fax: +27 12 312 1413
Email: mampane.g@doe.gov.za

Quality Promotion & Development
Mzwandile Matthews, Acting DDG: Quality Promotion & Development, Branch Q
Tel: +27 12 312 5097 / 5179
Executive Assistant : Mr RR Salane
Tel: +27 12 3125302
Fax: +27 12 328 2595
Email: salane.r@doe.gov.za

System Planning & Monitoring
Firoz Patel, DDG: System Planning and Monitoring, Branch P
Tel: +27 12 312 6082 / 6083
Executive Assistant: Ms M Locke
Tel: +27 12 312 5929
Fax: +27 12 312 5906
Email: locke.m@doe.gov.za

Administration
Phillip Benadè, Chief Financial Officer, Branch A
Tel: +27 12 312 5459 / 5458
Executive Assistant : Mr M Pillay
Tel: 012 312 5458
Fax: 012 324 5713
Email: pillay.m@doe.gov.za

Council on Higher Education


Council members
Mr S Macozoma, Chairperson of STANLIB
Dr AM Perez Interim Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town
Prof SJ Saunders, Senior Adviser at the Andrew W Mellon Foundation
Ms N Sibiya, President of NEHAWU
Dr F Ginwala
Prof SF Coetzee, Leadership and Change Management, University of Stellenbosch
Prof NC Manganyi, University of Pretoria
Prof M Fourie, Vice Rector of Academic Planning, University of the Free State
Prof Y Ballim Deputy, Vice Chancellor: Academic, University of Witwatersrand
Mr M van Vuuren, Chief Operating Officer, Business Unity South Africa (BUSA)
Ms S Sibiya, President: South African Union of Students (SAUS)
Mr R Katz, Chief Executive Officer, Spirit Power
Ms L Abrahams, Director: Learning Information Networking Knowledge (LINK)

Umalusi


Council Members
Prof John D. Volmink
Prof Linda Chisholm
Dr Makhapa Makafola
Dr Paul Steyn
Mr John Pampallis
Dr Irhon Rensburg
Dr Raymond Patel
Dr Zilungile Sosibo
Mr Livhuwani Nengovhela
Mr. G R Agocs
Ms Jayanthri
Prof Magda Fourie
Dr. Sizwe Mabizela
Mafu Solomon

Umalusi Management
Dr Peliwe Lolwana, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Jeremy Thomas, Chief Financial Officer
Mr Mark Potterton, Chief Operations Officer

Physical Address
37 General Van Ryneveld Street
Persequor Techno Park
Pretoria
South Africa

Postal Address
Post Net Suite 102
Private Bag X 1
Queenswood, 0120
Pretoria, South Africa

Tel: +27 (12) 349 1510
Fax: +27 (12) 349 1511 (by unit)
Email: info@umalusi.org.za

South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA)


Executive Office
Samuel Isaacs, Executive Officer
Joe Samuels, Deputy Executive Officer
Carin Stoltz, Deputy Director (Secretariat)

The Directorate: Standards Setting and Development
Sharma Bhikha, Director

The Directorate: Quality Assurance and Development
Christo Basson, Director

The Directorate: National Learners' Records Database
Yvonne Shapir, Director

The Directorate: Strategic Support
Stephen Sadie, Director

The Directorate: Human Resources
Madoda Mbatha, Director

The Directorate: Information Technology
Chris Lambert, Director

The Directorate: Finance and Administration
Mark Albertyn, Director

Physical address:
Hatfield Forum West,
1067 Arcardia Street,
Hatfield, Pretoria

Postal Address:
Postnet Suite 248,
Private Bag X06,
Waterkloof, 0145

Hotline: 086 010 3188
Tel: +27 12 431-5000
Fax: +27 12 431 5039
Email: saqainfo@saqa.org.za

There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.

Nelson Mandela