JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT - SACE - CHE HOSTS MOA SIGNING CEREMONY 03 JULY 2023

Oct 19, 2026

Joint Media Statement addressed to journalists, editors, and media dated 03 July 2023. It announces an MoA between the South African Council for Educators (SACE) and the Council on Higher Education (CHE) to develop mutual protocols reducing duplication of functions and enabling collaboration in quality assurance across higher education. It outlines communication channels and quality-assurance outcomes relating to accreditation and qualification standards. Media are invited to attend the MoA signing ceremony on 04 July 2023 in Brummeria, Pretoria, with RSVP and contact details provided.

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Signing ceremony details

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Media pack notification

JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT To: Journalists, Editors and Media Date: 03 July 2023 SACE - DBE DELEGATION BRIEF DEPUTY MINISTER OF BASIC EDUCATION, DR REGINAH MHAULE ON THE UPCOMING AFTRA 10th CONFERENCE The South African Council for Educators (SACE) and the Council on Higher Education (CHE) have agreed to collaborate in a historic Memorandum of Agreement (MoA), which will see both entities develop mutual protocols for minimising the possible duplication of functions and for providing mechanisms whereby the two partners collaborate on quality assurance processes, and other areas of mutual interest in higher education. The agreement will also foster the establishment of formal channels of information sharing and communication between both entities, on quality-assurance outcomes related to accreditation, withdrawal of accreditation and the approval or amendment of the relevant qualification standards by the HEQC, as well as the approvals or review outcomes by the professional bodies. Following the agreement by the CHE and SACE on the areas of cooperation and collaboration as per the MoA, both entities will host a Memorandum of Agreement signing ceremony in Brummeria, Pretoria, on Tuesday, 04 July 2023. The SACE and CHE hereby formally invite the media to attend and cover the Signing Ceremony, as per the schedule below: Date: Tuesday, 04 July 2023 Time: 13h00 (programme starts) Venue: 1 Persequor Technopark, 1 Quintin Brand St, Persequor, Pretoria, 0020 (CHE Offices) For media enquiries, interview requests and attendance (RSVPs), please direct all communications to : Mr Risuna Nkuna, Email: [Risuna.Nkuna@sace.org.za / Cell](Risuna.Nkuna@sace.org.za / Cell) no: 069 423 6794 (SACE Media Liaison) or Mr Ntokozo Blessing Bhengu, Email: [Bhengu.N@che.ac.za / Cell:](Bhengu.N@che.ac.za / Cell:) 012 349 3885 (CHE Media Liaison) Note that the Media Pack will be shared with you on the actual day of the ceremony. For further communication, please contact: Mr Risuna Nkuna Tel: 069 423 [7490 / Email :](7490 / Email : Risuna.Nkuna@sace.org.za)[ ](7490 / Email : Risuna.Nkuna@sace.org.za)[Risuna.Nkuna@sace.org.za](7490 / Email : Risuna.Nkuna@sace.org.za) Issued by the South African Council for Educators (SACE) and the Council on Higher Education (CHE)

FAQs

What does the SACE and CHE Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) aim to achieve?

The MoA enables mutual protocols to minimize duplication of functions and provides mechanisms for collaboration on quality assurance processes in higher education.

When and where will the MoA signing ceremony take place?

The ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday, 04 July 2023 at 13h00 in Brummeria, Pretoria, at 1 Persequor Technopark, 1 Quintin Brand St, Persequor, Pretoria (CHE Offices).

Who should media contact for enquiries, interview requests, and RSVP?

Requests should be directed to Mr Risuna Nkuna (SACE Media Liaison) or Mr Ntokozo Blessing Bhengu (CHE Media Liaison), using the provided email addresses and cell numbers.

Oct 19, 2026

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