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Blade Nzimande

Divided Cosatu spells danger for SA, says SACP
Article
/ 25 August 2013

Divided Cosatu spells danger for SA, says SACP

The South African Communist Party has lashed out at "vigilante unions" and warned that a divided and weakened Cosatu could be dangerous for SA.

By Khuthala Nandipha
Nzimande: ANC must take back Tlokwe from ‘baases and madams’
Article
/ 4 August 2013

Nzimande: ANC must take back Tlokwe from ‘baases and madams’

Residents of Tlokwe should back the ANC in next year’s national elections, the South African Communist Party has said.

By Sapa
Zuma names two new universities
Article
/ 25 July 2013

Zuma names two new universities

Two institutions being built in the Northern Cape and Mpumalanga will start operating next year with no more than 200 students each.

By Sapa
Humanities ready to weigh anchor
Article
/ 7 June 2013

Humanities ready to weigh anchor

The team charged with gleaning what afflicts the social sciences is all set to forge ahead on its newly charted course.

By Ari Sitas
Nzimande: SACP concerned about Cosatu
Article
/ 2 June 2013

Nzimande: SACP concerned about Cosatu

The SACP was calling for unity within the Congress of SA Trade Unions, general secretary Blade Nzimande told reporters in Johannesburg on Sunday.

By Sapa
Higher education department wants to dispel distrust
Article
/ 22 April 2013

Higher education department wants to dispel distrust

The higher education and training department is desperate to root out the distrust its new transformation oversight committee has triggered.

By Bongani Nkosi
Zuma: SA owes Chris Hani a debt of gratitude
Article
/ 10 April 2013

Zuma: SA owes Chris Hani a debt of gratitude

SA owes assassinated SA Communist Party leader Chris Hani a debt of gratitude for what he did during the struggle, says President Jacob Zuma.

By Sapa
Nzimande calls on Hawks to investigate NWU drowning
Article
/ 27 March 2013

Nzimande calls on Hawks to investigate NWU drowning

Minister Blade Nzimande wants the Hawks to investigate alleged suspicious circumstances under which a first-year student drowned last year.

By Bongani Nkosi
Flaws in VUT council members’ attack against Blade
Article
/ 21 March 2013

Flaws in VUT council members’ attack against Blade

Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande is confident he will not have to convince a judge that his placing of the VUT under administration was legal.

By Bongani Nkosi
Blade’s new committee risks undermining university councils
Analysis
/ 15 February 2013

Blade’s new committee risks undermining university councils

Blade’s committee could erode the authority of university councils and, in turn, have dangerous long-term consequences for university governance.

By Staff Reporter
Transformation reduced to numbers
Article
/ 13 February 2013

Transformation reduced to numbers

A jackboot approach that gives a central body power to stamp solutions onto universities is highly unlikely to succeed.

By Robert Morrell
Vaal University takes Blade to court
Article
/ 8 February 2013

Vaal University takes Blade to court

Council members have approached a court to ask it to overturn Blade’s decision to place the university under administration.

By Bongani Nkosi
Blade ‘must not run’ varsities
Article
/ 1 February 2013

Blade ‘must not run’ varsities

Minister relied on dubious reports before placing five universities under administration.

By Bongani Nkosi
Editorial: Blade Nzimande fails again
Article
/ 25 January 2013

Editorial: Blade Nzimande fails again

There can be no doubt that Blade Nzimande has damaged the prospects of deep and durable change at our universities.

By Editorial
Blade picks Makgoba to head transformation team
Article
/ 23 January 2013

Blade picks Makgoba to head transformation team

Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande has announced the establishment of a permanent body to oversee transformation at universities.

By Victoria John
Cabinet Report: From A to hara-kiri
Videos
/ 9 January 2013

Cabinet Report: From A to hara-kiri

It’s the report card you haven’t seen. The Pimples reveal the true worth of some our ministers.

By Staff Reporter and Pimples
Shocking attack on Blade Nzimande
Article
/ 11 December 2012

Shocking attack on Blade Nzimande

Thabo Thwala responds to an article on the Mail & Guardian about South African Communist Party general secretary Blade Nzimande.

By Letters
VUT’s plots and dealings exposed
Article
/ 7 December 2012

VUT’s plots and dealings exposed

A former unionist says claims were fabricated to protect Vaal techinkon’s vice-chancellor.

By Bongani Nkosi
Good job, boss: SACP shows its loyalty ahead of Mangaung
Article
/ 3 December 2012

Good job, boss: SACP shows its loyalty ahead of Mangaung

Despite reports of violence and missed deadlines, the SACP has congratulated the ANC for "commendable work" in the run-up to Mangaung.

By Phillip De Wet
Blade hopes Mangaung helps to restore ANC
Article
/ 2 December 2012

Blade hopes Mangaung helps to restore ANC

SACP general secretary Blade Nzimande says the ANC must emerge from Mangaung as a restored party with a committed leadership.

By Ahmed areff
Jou ma se insult laws – and why insults matter
Analysis
/ 27 November 2012

Jou ma se insult laws – and why insults matter

As a collector of insults, Sarah Britten mulls over the importance of insults and the power play involved after the SACP’s call for an "insult law".

By Sarah Britten
Mkhize: ‘Zuma is coming back’
Article
/ 24 November 2012

Mkhize: ‘Zuma is coming back’

Addressing delegates at the ANC’s nomination conference in Durban, Zweli Mkhize has said that the issue of who will lead the party has been settled.

By Niren Tolsi
Nzimande lashes out at DA, media and ‘the rich’
Article
/ 24 November 2012

Nzimande lashes out at DA, media and ‘the rich’

Blade Nzimande has called the DA a party of white madams and said the ANC is the only party which can lead SA to a non-racial, non-sexist society.

By Sapa
‘Insult law’ won’t shield Nzimande from his ANC opponents
Article
/ 23 November 2012

‘Insult law’ won’t shield Nzimande from his ANC opponents

Blade Nzimande is not popular with ordinary ANC members and his campaign for the position of deputy president of the ANC has fallen by the wayside.

By Charles Molele and Matuma Letsoala
Weekend 101: The Love Pentagon
Videos
/ 16 November 2012

Weekend 101: The Love Pentagon

Politicians get their feelings hurt, the CIA director is caught with his pants down and SA gets CougarLife.com. Want to stay in the know? Watch Weekend 101.

By Staff Reporter
Ban Zuma’s scurrilous defamation
Article
/ 16 November 2012

Ban Zuma’s scurrilous defamation

The continued insulting of the president does indeed need to be banned, says Kwazi Mthembu.

By Letters
‘Insult law’ commonplace in many countries
Article
/ 15 November 2012

‘Insult law’ commonplace in many countries

The SACP’s proposed "insult law" has been lambasted by critics, but archaic forms of a similar law exist in many countries.

By Nickolaus Bauer
Universities round on Nzimande and his Higher Education Amendment Bill
Article
/ 9 November 2012

Universities round on Nzimande and his Higher Education Amendment Bill

They claim drastic legal changes will give him more power to interfere.

By Bongani Nkosi
History, a wise but ignored teacher
Article
/ 31 October 2012

History, a wise but ignored teacher

History is a means of peering into the past in order to get a sense of one’s present and who we are as a people, writes Mpho Moshe Matheolane.

By Mpho Moshe Matheolane
Vavi: Review all minimum wage agreements
Article
/ 28 October 2012

Vavi: Review all minimum wage agreements

The Congress of SA Trade Unions general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has called for a review of all minimum wage agreements.

By Sapa
Nzimande cleaning house to avoid another UJ stampede
Article
/ 11 October 2012

Nzimande cleaning house to avoid another UJ stampede

Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has unveiled his plan to better manage the admission of thousands of prospective students to universities.

By Staff Reporter
Analysis: Cosatu 2012 – Day One
Videos
/ 18 September 2012

Analysis: Cosatu 2012 – Day One

Senior political reporter Matuma Letsoalo analyses the first day of the Cosatu congress – the unanimous re-election of leadership, JZ’s speech and more.

By Staff Reporter
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