Blade Nzimande. (Photo: SACP via Twitter) South Africa's stimulus package is merely the rearranging of existing budgets by de-funding other government programmes, says SACP general-secretary Blade Nzimande. He claimed there were forces within National Treasury and the SA Reserve Bank holding on tightly to discredited neo-liberal style fundamentalism. Nzimande also said the SACP feared excellent…
Higher Education and Science and Technology Minister Blade Nzimande. Morapedi Mashashe, Daily Sun Blade Nzimande has appointed a task team to review Unisa.He also appointed a team to probe the remuneration of vice-chancellors and senior executives at universities.The higher education, science and technology department's budget cut by almost R10 billion.Minister of Higher Education, Science and…
Multiple inquiries have been set up to probe issues within the higher education sector. Among the inquiries is to look into the administration of students' financial aid by NSFAS. Another inquiry will assess the salaries of vice-chancellors and executives at public universities.Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology Blade Nzimande has appointed a Ministerial Committee…
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