{"id":97,"date":"2026-07-05T21:57:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T19:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adm.kzndoe.gov.za\/?page_id=97"},"modified":"2026-07-08T16:19:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:19:40","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kzneducation.gov.za\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"97\" class=\"elementor elementor-97\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd9a965 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fd9a965\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/May-June_2026_SC_NSC_TIMETABLE_FINAL_FEBRUARY_2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"e-2ac3d1d-f9ea26e e-button-base\" data-interaction-id=\"2ac3d1d\">\n\t\tView Timetable...\n\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t<div 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<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64da281 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-64da281-9a5511b \" data-id=\"64da281\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"64da281\">\n    \n<\/div>\n<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ed76a5 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-eb62e06 \" data-id=\"5ed76a5\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"5ed76a5\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70ff134 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70ff134\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MEC Sipho Emmanuel Hlomuka<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc1f5a1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cc1f5a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-cf87b43-efde6a8\" data-interaction-id=\"cf87b43\" id=\"297\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kzneducation.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Educcation-MEC-277x300.jpg\" width=\"277\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzneducation.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Educcation-MEC-277x300.jpg 277w, https:\/\/www.kzneducation.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Educcation-MEC-945x1024.jpg 945w, https:\/\/www.kzneducation.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Educcation-MEC-768x832.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kzneducation.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Educcation-MEC-1418x1536.jpg 1418w, https:\/\/www.kzneducation.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Educcation-MEC.jpg 1477w\" alt=\"Education-MEC\"\/>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c8cd68 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c8cd68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MEC Mr Sipho Emmanuel Hlomuka currently holds the position of<\/p><p>Member of the Executive Council, MEC for Education in the Province<\/p><p>of KwaZulu-Natal, a role to which he was appointed on June 18, 2024.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/?page_id=552\" target=\"_self\" class=\"e-c570833-fc11245 e-button-base\" data-interaction-id=\"c570833\">\n\t\tRead More...\n\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f968cf e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-7f968cf-53d63e5 \" data-id=\"7f968cf\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"7f968cf\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-926220e elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"926220e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HOD Nkosinathi Ngcobo<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<hr class=\"e-divider-base\" data-interaction-id=\"3257599\"   \/>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ba2e4a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2ba2e4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-37fb611-910c0cd\" data-interaction-id=\"37fb611\" id=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kzneducation.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Education-HOD1-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzneducation.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Education-HOD1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzneducation.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Education-HOD1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kzneducation.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Education-HOD1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzneducation.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Education-HOD1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kzneducation.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Education-HOD1.jpg 1400w\" alt=\"Education-HOD\"\/>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38e0178 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38e0178\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education, Head of Department (HoD),<\/p><p>Mr Nkosinathi Ngcobo started his teaching career at Mqhawe High School<\/p><p>in Inanda, his birth place, under the then Ndwedwe Circuit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/?page_id=606\" target=\"_self\" class=\"e-022b9df-2b4445b e-button-base\" data-interaction-id=\"022b9df\">\n\t\tRead 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