14 Jul 2012 17:22 - Sapa NUM president Senzeni Zokwana will replace Mantashe as SACP's chairperson, while Blade Nzimande and Jeremy Cronin remain unopposed in top positions.
14 Jul 2012 11:57 - Sapa Numsa's call for the nationalisation of mines is a call that makes all types of people angry, says the union's president Cedric Gina.
13 Jul 2012 05:25 - Phillip De Wet Marxism is growing and so are the communists, but South Africa is not dancing with Marx just yet, writes Phillip de Wet.
12 Jul 2012 07:52 - Matuma Letsoalo SACP leaders say Blade Nzimande has unified the party ahead of its conference, though the expulsion of his opponents from the party might have helped.
29 Jun 2012 16:08 - Nickolaus Bauer All tertiary students will be compelled do an internship in the service of the state after graduating, the ANC has proposed at its policy conference.
21 Jun 2012 15:01 - David Macfarlane Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande is on a collision course with CUT management after putting the university under administration.
19 Jun 2012 00:00
Nzimande has never been so politically powerful and he has Zuma to thank. Check out his strategy to solidify his position ahead of the ANC policy conference.
15 Jun 2012 06:21 - Victoria John Projected student numbers for the future demand a rethink of the traditional teaching model of universities, writes Victoria John.
14 Jun 2012 12:57 - Victoria John Student numbers of the future demand a rethink of the traditional teaching model of universities.
13 Jun 2012 17:35 - Michelle Pietersen Sasco says Jacob Zuma's appointment of Mdu Manana as deputy higher education minister is proof that his government doesn't take education seriously.
12 Jun 2012 11:00 - Bongani Nkosi Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has been accused of failing to understand the problems that students in FET colleges are facing.
06 Jun 2012 07:16 - Sapa Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has reportedly been admitted to hospital after collapsing after the Numsa conference yesterday.
01 Jun 2012 07:37 - Victoria John Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande has plans to turn students and lecturers nationwide into information technology "natives".
01 Jun 2012 07:51 - Rapule Tabane The South African Communist Party has enjoyed some notable victories in the South African political landscape lately, writes Rapule Tabane.
25 May 2012 11:21 - Caroline Southey Unfortunately there is a dearth of hybridised individuals in leadership positions, writes Caroline Southey.
24 May 2012 19:14 - Matuma Letsoalo Union bosses punt ANC president as a friend of the working class ahead of leadership battles. Matuma Letsoalo reports.
18 May 2012 09:11 - David Macfarlane Nzimande has been advised to place two universities under administration but has given their councils the opportunity to explain themselves first.
04 May 2012 09:38 - Paula Ensor The charter document and subsequent proposals for the field show little evidence of consultation.
04 May 2012 00:00 - David Macfarlane The minister's budget-vote speech traversed competing priorities.
26 Apr 2012 09:40 - Suzanne Hattingh Proposed changes to occupation-directed training suggest a multifaceted approach to improve its workplace relevance.