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
| Date | Category | Status | Summary | Source | Confidence | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 June 2026 | Inclusion source | Verified for listing | Listed in Parliament of South Africa's official National Assembly member directory. | Parliament member directory | High | 0 |
| 2025-08-26 | Serious conflict-of-interest or procurement concern | Controversial SETA administrator appointments referred for review | Daily 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 review | Medium | +10 |
| 2025-08-22 | Cleared or contextualised matter | Departmental response and PSC vetting referral | The Department of Higher Education and Training said due process and due diligence preceded the appointments and that Manamela asked the Public Service Commission to conduct fit-and-proper assessments and conflict-of-interest vetting. This is retained as official context for the same appointment matter and is not separately scored. | Government statement on SETA appointment process and PSC referral | High | 0 |
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.