Thulani Mavuso

Mr Thulani Mavuso is a chief operations officer in the Department of Science and Technology. He is an Education graduate from Vista University and also holds a qualification in Project Management. He has completed the Management Advancement Programme at the University of the Witwatersrand. Mavuso started his career in 1995 as a faculty officer at the then Vista University and in 2002 was appointed deputy faculty registrar at the University of the Witwatersrand. He joined the Department of Education in 2005 as a director in the office of the director-general, rendering parliamentary, executive and professional support services. In 2007, he was promoted to chief director in the Ministry of Education.

He was transferred to the Ministry of Science and Technology in 2009 as Head of Ministry, where he was responsible for the overall coordination of the Minister and Deputy Minister’s offices. In his current position Mavuso is responsible for, among other things, ensuring proper coordination and integration of programmes and projects across the department.