Higher education and training minister Blade Nzimande has told parliament that increasing university student funding was tantamount to the country shooting itself in the foot. This as a crisis already exists within public colleges, which…
The SA Union of Students (SAUS) in KwaZulu-Natal has called for higher education minister Blade Nzimande to be held accountable for the death of Mthokozisi Ntumba. Ntumba, 35, was killed in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, last week when the…
Higher education minister Blade Nzimande has announced the appointment of Andile Nongogo as CEO of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) along with 13 new board members. Nongogo takes over from Dr Randall Carolissen, whom…
SA Communist Party (SACP) leader Blade Nzimande has called on the government to urgently convert the Covid-19 social relief of distress grant (SRDG) into a “universal basic income guarantee”. Speaking during the virtual launch of the…
As SA wades into the second month of a protracted national lockdown, higher education, science and innovation minister Blade Nzimande on Saturday announced plans to reopen the country’s universities. The reopening of institutions of…
The president’s national command council on Covid-19 has opted not to resume contact learning for the 2020 higher education academic year during level 4 of the lockdown. The higher education and training department will, instead, embark…
The government is investing a lot of resources to reduce the carnage on the country’s roads‚ but cannot win this war alone if road users continue to disobey the rules of the road‚ minister of transport Blade Nzimande says. His comments…
