Thuto mo Aforika Borwa e laolwa ke mafapha a mabedi a setshaba, e leng lefapha la thuto motheo (the department of Basic Education (DBE)), le le lebaganeng le dikolo tsa thuto motheo le tsa sekondari, le lefapha la thutokgolo le thupiso (the department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), le le lebaganeng le dithuto tsa kwa godimo le tsa vocation. Pele ga 2009, mafapha a mabedi a, a ne a emetswe ke lefapha le le lengwe la e leng Department of Education.