Afrigather Minister of Agriculture and Democratic Alliance chief John Steenhuisen has revealed his plans to return to his research after dropping out for monetary causes.
The politician has beforehand been mocked for simply having a Senior Certificates (Matric).
Steenhuisen is one in all a handful of GNU ministers with out tutorial {qualifications}. Others embody Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean MacPherson and Minister of Sport, Artwork and Tradition Gayton McKenzie.
JOHN STEENHUISEN TO STUDY AGAIN
In a video posted on social media, UNISA revealed that John Steenhuisen had registered to proceed his tutorial schooling by way of distance studying in 2025.
The minister wish to pursue areas of curiosity, together with administration, public coverage, governance, and alter administration, which he plans to concentrate on for additional upskilling.
He stated: “Now, holding a key workplace in authorities, there are specific abilities that I wish to purchase that may assist me do my job higher.
“And Unisa provides me the pliability to work and examine. Due to this fact, I intend to proceed with my qualification”.
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Earlier than being sworn in as Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen’s tutorial {qualifications} and political expertise had been sizzling matters amongst fellow politicians.
After ending college in 1993, his first-known place was that of a ward councillor in 1999, on the age of twenty-two. He then rose by way of the ranks to turn out to be the chief of the DA in 2019.
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In contrast to different political social gathering leaders and ministers, John Steenhuisen doesn’t have a college diploma. Whereas he initially registered to check a BA in Politics, Steenhuisen was compelled to stop in his first yr as a result of monetary constraints and work pressures.
Whereas he could not have a level, John Steenhuisen did excel throughout his transient finding out stint.
In a tweet posted in late 2018, John shared a number of certificates of advantage for attaining distinctions in numerous political modules. “I did quite nicely,” he tweeted.
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