Free higher education for all was impossible, higher education minister Blade Nzimande said on Thursday. Government policy made no mention of free higher education, he told student representatives from 26 universities around the country
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The government’s policy on free higher education is only for the poor, higher education minister Blade Nzimande told parliament on Wednesday. “Those who are calling for everyone
Government should consider using the R2bn from selling its stake in Vodacom to fund universities’ funding shortfall, the Democratic Alliance said on Sunday. Another R1bn could be allocated from the skills levy surplus, or the R720m allocated to the international
Higher education minister Blade Nzimande withheld for three years a report that found free university education was viable, the Mail & Guardian reported on Friday. Nzimande received the study in December 2012 from a working group he appointed in 2010
South African Communist Party (SACP) general secretary Blade Nzimande tore into the media on Friday, describing its content as “horrifying”. He bemoaned what he called a “media monopoly”, saying the situation had gotten worse instead of better since 1994. Media houses did not invest
Pro-government newspaper The New Age received an advertising injection of more than R2m from the department of higher education, which joins a host of other departments in directing advertising
Post-matric students should consider alternatives other than university, higher education minister Blade Nzimande said on Monday. “The future of our youth does not only lie in going to university, or in going
Mmamoloko Kubayi has been named as the new chair of parliament’s portfolio committee on telecommunications and postal services. The position was effectively held previously by Eric Kholwane. The communications portfolio committee, which now looks after the SABC and communications regulator
Sector education and training authorities (Setas) have not failed and are expected to be more successful following consolidation in the system, higher education minister Blade Nzimande said on Tuesday.