Deputy President Mashatile to visit the Ohlange Institute

Deputy President Paul Mashatile will on Friday, 23 October 2026, visit the Ohlange Institute in Inanda, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal Province. 

The visit by the Deputy President forms part of the  Government's programme of strengthening partnerships with the business community, academia, civil society and other sectors in addressing blockages in the country's human resource development pipeline and enhancing integrated service delivery efforts. 

The founding President of a democratic South Africa, Tata Nelson Mandela, cast his historic vote in the school’s chapel in 1994.

During the visit to the institute, Deputy President Mashatile will also visit the Dr John Langalibalele Dube Amphitheatre, a site that is currently undergoing historical preservation and restoration aimed at preserving the legacy of Dr John Langalibalele Dube, uMafukuzela. 

Deputy President Mashatile will be joined by KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli, Executive Mayor of eThekwini, Cllr Cyril Xaba and  Sport, Arts and Culture MEC Mntomuhle Khawula, Traditional and Inter-Faith Leaders as well as senior government officials.

Details of the visit are as follows:

Date: Friday, 23 October 2026
Time: 13h00 (Media to arrive 12h00)
Venue: Ohlange Institute, Inanda, eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal Province. 

For more information and media accreditation please contact, Sthembiso Sithole (The Presidency) on 078 356 4355 or Tshiamo Selomo (The Presidency) on 066 118 1505.

 

Media enquiries: Mr Keith Khoza, Acting Spokesperson to the Deputy President on 066 195 8840

Issued by: The Presidency
Pretoria