Department of Higher Education and Training - Wikipedia Department of Higher Education and Training Department of Higher Education and Training Department overview Formed 2009 Preceding Department Department of Education Jurisdiction Government of South Africa Headquarters Pretoria 25 ° 45 ′ 00 '' S 28 ° 11 ′ 03 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 25.75000 ° S 28.18417 ° E ﻿ / - 25.75000 ; 28.18417 Ministers responsible Blade Nzimande, Minister of Higher Education and Training Mduduzi Manana, Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training Department executive Gwebinkundla Qonde, Acting Director - General : Higher Education and Training Key document South African Higher Education Act, 1997 Website www.dhet.gov.za The Department of Higher Education and Training is one of the departments of the South African government. It oversees universities and other post-secondary education in South Africa. It was created in 2009 after the election of President Jacob Zuma, when the former Department of Education was divided. The political head of the department is the Minister of Higher Education and Training ; as of May 2009 this is Blade Nzimande. The department is headquartered in Pretoria in what used to be known as Sol Plaatje House, named after the author and political activist Sol Plaatje. The name Sol Plaatje House is now used for the new Department of Basic Education building. The Department issues a journal rank called `` List of Approved South African Journals '', used as a criterion for South African scholars and scientists to receive recognition for their academic publishing productivity and for journal editors and publishers to receive monetary compensation from the government. See also South African Qualifications Authority ( SAQA ) References Jump up ^ http://www.researchoffice.uct.ac.za/usr/researchoffice/publication/DHET_Policy.pdf ^ Jump up to : `` Department of Library Services ''. Jump up ^ http://rm.nmmu.ac.za/DHET-Accredited-Journal-Lists-for-publications-i Jump up ^ http://www.researchoffice.uct.ac.za/usr/researchoffice/publication/PC%20Guide.pdf External links Official website Gazette notices per the Department of Higher Education and Training Departments of the South African Government The Presidency Departments Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Arts and Culture Basic Education Communications Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Defence and Military Veterans Economic Development Energy Environmental Affairs Finance Health Higher Education and Training Home Affairs Human Settlements International Relations and Cooperation Justice and Constitutional Development Labour Mineral Resources Police Public Enterprises Public Service and Administration Public Works Rural Development and Land Reform Science and Technology Small Business Development Social Development Sport and Recreation State Security Telecommunications and Postal Services Tourism Trade and Industry Transport Water and Sanitation Women Separate agencies CAA CSIR FPB FIC FSB GCIS GEPF HSRC Independent Communications Authority Independent Police Investigative Directorate Media Development and Diversity Agency National Archives and Records Service National Planning Commission NPA NICOC NRF PALAMA PIC Public Service Commission SALRC SAMSA SAN Parks SANRAL SARS Stats SA ZADNA South African universities University alliances CHEC FOTIM HESA SERA Public Traditional universities Cape Town Fort Hare Free State KwaZulu - Natal Limpopo North - West Pretoria Rhodes SMU Stellenbosch Western Cape Witwatersrand Comprehensive universities Johannesburg Nelson Mandela Unisa Venda Walter Sisulu Zululand Universities of technology Cape Peninsula Central Durban Mangosuthu Mpumalanga Sol Plaatje Tshwane Vaal Private Design and Art Schools AFDA Inscape Design College The Open Window School of Visual Communication Theological seminaries College of the Transfiguration Auckland Park Theological Seminary Baptist Theological College of Southern Africa Doxa Deo School of Divinity George Whitefield College South African Theological Seminary Universities and colleges CIDA City Campus CTI Education Group Damelin IMM Graduate School of Marketing Institute for Heritage Science and Conservation Midrand Graduate Institute Monash Regenesys Business School St Augustine College of South Africa Stenden South Africa Related DHEAT SAQA Chancellors and vice-chancellors Endowment Rankings South African Technology Network TENET List This article about South African government is a stub. 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Question: what is the role of the department of higher education and training
Answer: oversees universities and other post-secondary education in South Africa