Mohlopi Phillemon “Philly” Mapulane was appointed on the 05th of August 2021 as the Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies. Driven by a passion to equip himself academically, he enrolled in 1994 with Technikon Northern Transvaal, now Tshwane University of Technology, where he obtained a National Diploma in Public Management and Administration in 1996.
He added to his academic achievements when he obtained a B-Tech Degree in Public Administration from Technikon South Africa, now incorporated into University of South Africa, in 2002. He enrolled for a Masters Degree in Public Administration (MPA) in 2004 from the University of Pretoria. He studied and has obtained a Certificate Programme in Management Development (CPMD)NQF 6 from the University of the Witwatersrand