Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Dr Mimmy Gondwe, advocates for private sector partnerships with Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions, specifically highlighting the need to improve employment accessibility for rural students. During her visit to Elangeni TVET College’s Pinetown campus, she emphasized the importance of relevant future-oriented programmes to address South Africa’s unemployment crisis and promote job prospects for TVET graduates within the country's evolving economy.