ARTICLES RELATING TO BLADE NZIMANDE

Nzimande takes swipe at NDP

2013-06-02 19:15

The National Development Plan must not be turned into a monument, SA Communist Party general secretary Blade Nzimande has charged.

Cosatu must focus on unity - Nzimande

2013-05-01 19:13

Workers must defend the unity within Cosatu, SA Communist Party general-secretary Blade Nzimande says.

Hani remembered at ceremony

2013-04-10 20:00

Former SACP leader Chris Hani has been remembered 20 years after his death by his family, the ANC and its alliance partners at a wreath-laying ceremony on the East Rand.

Kimberley university to open in 2014

2013-03-21 19:03

The first university in the Northern Cape should open its doors in 2014, the higher education department has said.

Officials defraud bursary schemes

2013-02-28 16:15

Officials at some of the country's colleges have created ghost students as bursary beneficiaries and siphon money into their own pockets, Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande says.

Medunsa beefed up - Nzimande

2013-02-20 22:14

A new health sciences university earmarked for the Medunsa campus will offer expanded medical tuition, Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande says.

Campus closed after protest

2013-02-12 21:38

The University of Fort Hare, in the Eastern Cape, has temporarily closed its Alice campus after violent protests about increased residence fees.

University registrations 'going well'

2013-01-24 14:35

The admissions process at tertiary institutions is better this year than before, Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande says, adding that online applications have helped the process.

Poor students will get funding - Nzimande

2013-01-24 13:04
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All poor students admitted into tertiary institutions will get funding, Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has promised.

Nzimande tackles varsity transformation

2013-01-23 13:11

Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has set up a transformation committee for universities which will review initiation practices, nearly five years after the controversial Reitz incident.

Zille must not be a cry baby - Nzimande

2013-01-12 14:32
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DA leader Helen Zille must not act like a "cry baby" about the farmworkers strike in De Doorns, SA Communist Party general-secretary Blade Nzimande says.

ANC must earn leadership, Nzimande says

2012-12-20 19:16

The ANC, despite growing in size and power, must remember to earn its leadership role in the country, SA Communist Party secretary general Blade Nzimande says.

Nzimande: More tertiary education needed

2012-12-18 14:46

More young people should get an opportunity to access post-matric education, Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande has said on the sidelines of the ANC's Mangaung conference.

DA lashes out at ANC over capitalism

2012-11-25 12:37
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The DA has criticised the ANC as believers in state capitalism and says it would break up parastatals and distribute the shares to ordinary South Africans.

African language development slow

2012-11-22 17:37

The slow development of African languages in higher education institutions is a cause for concern, Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande says.

Insult law wouldn't be fair - Cosatu

2012-11-15 15:10
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Calls for a law protecting President Jacob Zuma against insults would not be fair, the Congress of SA Trade Unions says.

Target set for FET colleges

2012-11-14 19:50

A target has been set of four million students at further education and training colleges by 2030, Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande says.

SA history needs rewrite, says Nzimande

2012-10-30 16:51
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South African history needs to be rewritten to correct the effects of colonialism on intellectual production, Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande says.

Vavi: Review wage agreements

2012-10-27 17:02

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

Clashes at Cosatu rally

2012-10-27 11:54

Police have had their hands full as a group of marchers wearing black t-shirts clashed with Cosatu marchers at a rally in Rustenburg.

Nzimande defends Zuma, hits out at Mbeki

2012-10-26 09:17
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SA Communist Party general secretary Blade Nzimande has defended President Jacob Zuma's administration, saying "yesterday's Aids denialists" should not lecture the ruling party on lack of leadership.

SA to get two new universities by 2014

2012-10-11 11:54

South Africa will have two new universities in two years, Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande says.

Project launched to boost accountants

2012-10-05 13:52

Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande says the department will invest over R84m in Walter Sisulu University's accounting department.

Nzimande hits out at middle class, 'elitist' blacks

2012-09-17 22:37
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Instead of joining workers in protest of SA's "capital crisis", the middle class, especially its whites, as well as the "often elitist" black middle class, have turned on the government, says Blade Nzimande.

Cele rallies anti-Zuma camp

2012-09-09 16:54
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Former police chief Bheki Cele is rallying opposition to President Jacob Zuma ahead of the ANC's elective conference in Mangaung in December, reports say.

 

R2bn earmarked for new universities

2013-05-08 19:00
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More than R2bn has been earmarked for the development of the two new universities in Mpumalanga and the Northern Cape over the next three years, Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande says.

Nzimande announces youth training

2013-04-20 16:01

Minister of Higher Education Blade Nzimande announced a construction skills development and job creation project in Bredasdorp.

Nzimande: Tell the truth about Hani

2013-04-10 13:24
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Those who killed Chris Hani must tell the truth about who else was involved in the crime or they should rot in jail, SACP general secretary Blade Nzimande says.

Nzimande warns of weakness

2013-03-14 21:32

Factionalism in the tripartite alliance plays into the hands of opponents, SA Communist Party general secretary Blade Nzimande says.

Nzimande: Striking students lack gratitude

2013-02-22 16:31

A group of South African medical students on strike in Cuba over a monthly stipend have displayed a lack of gratitude, Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande says.

Progress made in education - Nzimande

2013-02-20 18:49

Substantial progress has been made the past decade and a half in relation to schooling, Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande says.

Zuma pledges R2bn for FET colleges

2013-02-12 15:31

Government funding to poor students in further education and training colleges will be increased this year, says President Jacob Zuma.

Teacher training colleges make comeback

2013-01-24 14:34

Plans to re-introduce teacher training colleges are underway with one former college scheduled to re-open soon, Minister of Higher Education Blade Nzimande says.

Unions want in on varsity transformation

2013-01-24 11:45

Unions Fedusa and Saptu have asked Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande to include them in the committee on transformation of the higher education sector.

Loyalists not rewarded - Mantashe

2013-01-18 22:40
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ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe says no ANC member has been elected to a position of leadership because of loyalty to President Jacob Zuma.

Nzimande welcomes matric pass rate

2013-01-04 08:58
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Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has welcomed the improved matric pass rate, saying he is particularly pleased with the maths result.

Nzimande: Whatever is best for ANC

2012-12-19 16:03

SACP General Secretary Blade Nzimande says the ANC must do what is best for the stability of the party, amid speculation that Kgalema Motlanthe may be recalled or resign from his government post.

Mangaung must restore ANC: Nzimande

2012-12-02 16:47
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The ANC must emerge from its national conference in Mangaung as a restored party with a committed leadership, says Blade Nzimande.

DA 'a party of white madams' - Nzimande

2012-11-24 17:05
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The Democratic Alliance is a party of white madams, SACP general secretary Blade Nzimande has said at the KwaZulu-Natal ANC nomination conference in Durban.

Nzimande insult law comments 'startling'

2012-11-20 14:07

The comments by SACP general secretary Blade Nzimande relating to an insult law protecting President Jacob Zuma are "startling", the SA National Editors' Forum (Sanef) says.

Nzimande wants to outlaw Zuma insults

2012-11-15 09:39
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SACP general secretary Blade Nzimande has called for a law protecting President Jacob Zuma against insults because he says white South Africans have shown little respect towards blacks and their culture.

SA media unfair, unbalanced - Nzimande

2012-11-02 09:30
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SACP leader Blade Nzimande has reportedly accused the SA media industry of being actively opposed to the tripartite alliance and President Jacob Zuma's government.

Nzimande: NUM won't be destroyed

2012-10-27 18:00
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The SA Communist Party (SACP) would not allow the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) to be destroyed, the party's secretary-general Blade Nzimande has said.

Police use rubber bullets to disperse strikers

2012-10-27 13:52

Police have fired rubber bullets and used stun grenades to disperse a group of striking Amplats workers at a Cosatu rally in Rustenburg.

Nzimande incapable of debate - ANCYL

2012-10-26 22:24
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SA Communist Party secretary general Blade Nzimande is unable to debate issues of national concern, the ANC Youth League says.

Nzimande: Not enough health skills

2012-10-23 22:38

Medical schools focused on reducing the country's health skills scarcity are not producing enough professionals, Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande says.

Nzimande: Create jobs for stability

2012-10-05 19:00

Creating jobs is essential to social stability, says Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande.

Nzimande: Black graduates struggle

2012-10-04 22:00
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Black graduates have more difficulty finding work than whites after leaving university, Minister of Higher Education Blade Nzimande says.

Nzimande: Liberals attacking the alliance

2012-09-17 21:07
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South African liberals are waging an "ideological offensive" at the tripartite alliance, SACP general secretary Blade Nzimande says, claiming the DA in particular was "flirting with anarchy".

SACP: Intervene at Wits

2012-08-29 17:43

Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande should intervene in a labour dispute at Witwatersrand University, says the SA Communist Party.

 
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