Nobuhle Nkabane

Nobuhle Nkabane
Nkabane in 2022
Minister of Higher Education
In office
3 July 2024 – 21 July 2025
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
BornNobuhle Pamela Nkabane
(1979-08-01) 1 August 1979
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
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Nobuhle Pamela Nkabane MP (born 1 August 1979) was the Minister of Higher Education in the cabinet of South Africa, having been sworn in on 3 July 2024 and served until 21 July 2025. 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.