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Blade Nzimande

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/ 18 December 2009

Are you a nationalist or a communist?

That’s what ANC members will need to decide before the 2012 national conference, the battle lines of which are being drawn with much public fighting.

By Mandy Rossouw
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Article
/ 9 December 2009

Blade wants it both ways

The SACP may amend its constitution to allow general secretary Blade Nzimande to continue holding his position and also serve in the SA Cabinet.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge
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Article
/ 27 November 2009

Blade set to escape the SACP’s sickle

The SACP looks set to retain Blade Nzimande as general secretary — despite the fact that he is higher education minister.

By Rapule Tabane and Mmanaledi Mataboge
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Article
/ 20 November 2009

And the toe bone is connected to the leg bone…

So, Blade approaches 200 days in office. That’s enough to make a fair assessment, is it not?

By Chris Kenyon and Sizwe Zondo: COMMENT
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Article
/ 20 November 2009

No money for more students

Plans to grow vocational education may not
be viable in reality. Primarashni Gower reports.

By Primarashni Gower
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Article
/ 4 November 2009

Nzimande: Setas are here to stay

The much-criticised Setas are here to stay, although their number may diminish, minister Blade Nzimande said on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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Analysis
/ 18 October 2009

In too deep

Billy Masetlha’s vitriolic attack on the SACP is a sign that a new chapter of an old battle has erupted again in the ANC.

By Rapule Tabane
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Article
/ 9 October 2009

Private hospitals hit back at Nzimande

Private hospitals provided emergency medical care worth millions of rands to poor South Africans every year, the hospital association said on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 2 October 2009

Nzimande: Govt will not tolerate lazy students

Blade Nzimande on Friday issued a warning to lazy students, saying it cost government a fortune if students took too long to complete their degrees.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 17 September 2009

‘Wits is still an ivory tower’

As student anger erupted at Wits over fee increases, Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande refused to be drawn on whether he will pump up subsidies

By Thabo Mohlala
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Article
/ 14 September 2009

Mbeki is not missed, says Blade

Absence has not made the heart grow fonder for former president Thabo Mbeki, SACP general secretary Blade Nzimande said on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 11 September 2009

Nzimande: I’m still a communist

Blade Nzimande, recently involved in a furore over his R1,1-million official vehicle, is still committed to the working class, he said on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 11 September 2009

Nzimande: African languages under threat

The number of students taking up African languages at university level is declining, Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande said on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 9 September 2009

Sexwale launches austerity drive

Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale said on Tuesday his department was introducing austerity measures to slash costs.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 8 September 2009

SACP, Cosatu deny rift over Blade’s car

There is no rift between the SACP and Cosatu over the issue of ministerial cars, the organisations said on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 3 September 2009

UFS is still ‘one campus, two races’

The University of the Free State campus is still divided along racial lines, Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande said on Thursday.

By Andre Grobler
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Article
/ 2 September 2009

New BMW for Blade ‘a necessity’

The Ministry of Higher Education insisted on Wednesday that it bought a R1,1-million BMW for its minister, Blade Nzimande, out of necessity.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 17 July 2009

Tips for the minister

Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has the rare opportunity, skills and resources to change the destiny of South Africa.

By PG Raman
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Article
/ 30 June 2009

With CAP in hand

The battle for the heart of the South African university goes as far back as the National Commission on Higher Education (NCHE) in 1996.

By Missy Ryan and Ahmed Rasheed
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Article
/ 23 June 2009

A man well-schooled in education

Pampallis taught at schools and lectured at universities in South Africa and abroad.

By Monako Dibetle
Dear Minister Nzimande …
Article
/ 23 June 2009

Dear Minister Nzimande …

Is there going to be enough space for first-years in the next five years?

By Prim Gower
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Article
/ 22 June 2009

Havana free education

So Blade has met the vice-chancellors. Not that this meeting reached the tabloids. In fact, it was a subdued affair.

By Eric Onstad and Kate Holton
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Article
/ 22 June 2009

Almost a secret

Generally speaking the implementation of adult education policy has been weak and the ministerial report to remedy this falls short

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 10 June 2009

‘Racism, sexism still pervasive at universities’

The extent of racism and other discrimination in higher education institutions revealed in a report is disturbing, says Blade Nzimande.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 10 June 2009

Nzimande: No free tertiary education for all

Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande on Wednesday dismissed media reports that he had advocated free tertiary education for all.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 29 May 2009

Falling between stools

Provincial leaders of the South African Communist Party have accused the party’s national leadership of double standards

By Mmanaledi Mataboge
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Article
/ 25 May 2009

YCL: No conflict in Nzimande’s dual roles

There is no conflict in Blade Nzimande being both SACP general secretary and higher education minister, the YCL said on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 13 May 2009

Nzimande walks tightrope in different roles

Minister Blade Nzimande danced around questions on a potential conflict of interest between his Cabinet position and his leadership of the SACP.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 13 May 2009

Zille ‘running a Bantustan of special order’

Helen Zille will fail to run her ”Bantustan” effectively because she is preoccupied with other matters, Blade Nzimande said on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 13 May 2009

Nzimande disappoints Sasco over Pityana

Sasco has voiced its disappointment at minister Blade Nzimande’s assurances to Unisa vice-chancellor Barney Pityana that his job is safe.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 13 May 2009

Mantashe says Blade Nzimande needed for ‘revolution’

Communist Blade Nzimande was made Minister of Higher Education because he was a revolutionary, metalworkers heard in Boksburg on Tuesday.

By Carol Hills
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/ 28 January 2009

SACP takes aim at media over ‘fabrications’

The SACP on Wednesday condemned the ”fabrication” of media stories to ”discredit” its general secretary, Blade Nzimande.

By Staff Reporter
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