Parliament profile

Kgwaridi Buti Manamela

ANC · Minister of Higher Education

Profile summary

Kgwaridi Buti Manamela is listed by Parliament of South Africa as a ANC member record in the National Assembly directory. The score below is calculated only from source-linked evidence items recorded in the current evidence table.

Integrity Risk Score

10

Status: Low. Evidence items recorded in current evidence table.

Profile status

Party
ANC
Role
Minister of Higher Education
List type
National list
Province/list
National
Parliament record ID
5979
Inclusion source
Parliament member directory
Conviction status
No record in current evidence table
Criminal charge status
No record in current evidence table
Official investigation status
No record in current evidence table
Date last reviewed
26 June 2026

Evidence table

DateCategoryStatusSummarySourceConfidencePoints
26 June 2026Inclusion sourceVerified for listingListed in Parliament of South Africa's official National Assembly member directory.Parliament member directoryHigh0
2025-08-26Serious conflict-of-interest or procurement concernControversial SETA administrator appointments referred for reviewDaily Maverick reported that Buti Manamela asked the Public Service Commission to investigate controversial SETA administrator appointments after political criticism and corruption-related allegations around some appointees. This is recorded as a governance and appointment-integrity concern, not as a finding of wrongdoing against Manamela.Daily Maverick report on SETA appointment reviewMedium+10
2025-08-22Cleared or contextualised matterOpposition statement on PSC referralThe DA published a statement saying Manamela had referred the SETA administrator appointments for Public Service Commission investigation. This is retained as supporting/contextual material for the same matter and is not separately scored.DA statement on PSC investigation referralMedium0

Methodology note

Integrity Index uses a risk-score model where higher scores indicate higher publicly documented integrity risk. For the Parliament page, profiles are included only where the person is listed in the official National Assembly member directory. Evidence scores are added when a source-linked item has been reviewed against the published Scoring Criteria and Scoring Sources pages.