The minister wanted to make the move in the wake of independent reports flagging poor financial controls, fruitless and wasteful expenditure, and mismanagement
DepartmentHigher Education, Science and Innovation Key Goals Analysis Blade Nzimande had a quiet but effective year. Tertiary education institutions are back in full swing. Although the pandemic will have lasting effects on basic and higher education, it has very much settled in the background and allowed departments to move forward. But a struggle the department […]
The university is being torn by a crisis of governance which has seen growing antipathy to vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng’s leadership
Assuming the leadership of the SACP in 1998, Nzimande had to resolve what would become of the party when the Native Republic was attained.
Sources say the party’s top six are concerned the protests at Wits University could intensify into a fiery student movement, much like #FeesMustFall
The South African Communist Party Secreatry General Blade Nzimande says the EFF only wanted to replace those power because they too wanted to eat.
Minister of Higher Education and Training Blade Nzimande says universities in the country can increase fees for 2017 but they must not exceed 8%.
Addressing the Cosatu national congress, Nzimande launched a veiled attack against factions he believes are trying to derail the tripartite alliance.
There can be no doubt that Blade Nzimande has damaged the prospects of deep and durable change at our universities.
Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has been accused of failing to understand the problems that students in FET colleges are facing.