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Minister of Transport’s safety drive in Port Elizabeth

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Port Elizabeth, 03 May 2018: The Minister of Transport Dr. Blade Nzimande and Eastern Cape MEC for Transport and Safety, Ms Weziwe Tikana, led several road safety activation programmes in Port Elizabeth as part of escalating road safety over the long weekend and in general . The MEC visited the Addo Road Bridge in Motherwell, a project of the South African National Roads Agency SOC Ltd (SANRAL), where a group of volunteers formed a guard of honor displaying road safety messages. She was later … [Read more...] about Minister of Transport’s safety drive in Port Elizabeth

Statements like this make me think about our apartheid past

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Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande says the latest statistics, showing that more than two-thirds of students studying at the country's higher education institutions are black Africans, is a cause for celebration. "It is very pleasing that despite our country's difficult past, as well as the many challenges that continue to affect South Africa's higher education sector, commendable transformation is taking place at our institutions of higher learning, with ever more students … [Read more...] about Statements like this make me think about our apartheid past

R7 billion NOT for buildings damaged during #feesmustfall

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Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande has announced major new investment in university infrastructure, which will see government spending R7 billion on a range of projects countrywide. Making the announcement on Wednesday, Minister Nzimande said the investment will be spent over the next two years on new student housing, laboratories, communications technology, and other essential facilities, as well as essential maintenance and the further expansion of the new … [Read more...] about R7 billion NOT for buildings damaged during #feesmustfall

Developing the skills needed to be a leading maritime nation

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There is a renewed focus on education and training in the maritime sector in order to ensure that the marine economy makes a much greater contribution to South Africa. “Current training efforts are fragmented and the three universities and two technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions are facing a number of challenges relating to recruiting competent and qualified lecturers, outdated equipment and financing training infrastructure,” education minister Blade Nzimande … [Read more...] about Developing the skills needed to be a leading maritime nation

Free education for poor is ultimate goal

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Free education for the poor is the ultimate goal, says Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande. "We have a process in place which will draw the roadmap to get there. Let us give that process the space that it needs," the Minister said. Minister Nzimande made the remarks during the closing of the Higher Education Multi Stakeholder Imbizo on Monday. The Imbizo, convened by Minister Nzimande, was attended by student leadership, faith leaders, traditional leaders, trade union … [Read more...] about Free education for poor is ultimate goal

Hundreds of Millions of Rand destruction to universities

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Minister of Higher Education and Training Blade Nzimande has condemned the destruction of university property, which has run into millions of rands. "We are now over R600 million [in] destruction… We are chasing R1 billion in property that has been destroyed over the last year and that we cannot afford (sic)," Minister Nzimande said. Minister Nzimande said government would have to pay for the destruction of property at universities, which means funds that could help the poor and the … [Read more...] about Hundreds of Millions of Rand destruction to universities

Minister condemns #FeesMustFall Violence

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Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande says he is concerned by violent protests at university campuses. Students are continuing their call for free education at institutions of higher learning. During a community radio call-in programme on Wednesday, the Minister called on all South Africans, including parents and student leadership, to condemn the destruction of property. "We need to remind all students that the destruction of property and the disruption of the academic … [Read more...] about Minister condemns #FeesMustFall Violence

Deputy President Ramaphosa & Minister of Higher Education Blade Nzimande confirmed for Human Rights Day event

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South African Deputy President, His Excellency Cyril Ramaphosa, Minister of Higher Education Dr Blade Nzimande and Nelson Mandela Bay Executive Mayor Dr Danny Jordaan will officiate at the Human Rights Day event on Monday, 21 March in Uitenhage. Ramaphosa, Nzimande and Jordaan will also lead symbolic wreath-laying ceremonies at the Uitenhage Massacre Memorial site in Maduna Road, Langa at 09:00 and at the Kwanobuhle Cemetery (10:00) – the final resting place of the 1985 victims. This will be … [Read more...] about Deputy President Ramaphosa & Minister of Higher Education Blade Nzimande confirmed for Human Rights Day event

R16 Billion for higher education

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Government has set aside R10bn for the National Student Financial Aid Scheme, amid rumblings of a new wave of #feesmustfall protests, Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande said on Monday. It had committed an additional R6.9b to support university education, he told reporters in Cape Town. "This is a strong indication that government has listened to concerns raised by university students." The R6.9bn would go towards covering the R2.3bn funding shortfall universities would face due to … [Read more...] about R16 Billion for higher education

R19.7 Billion needed for university subsidies

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In the little time that Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande spent answering questions in the National Assembly on Wednesday, he mostly went through figures for funding, including the R19.7bn needed for university subsidies. His figures were mentioned by the director general of Higher Education and Training, Gwebinkundla (Gwebs) Qonde, to the standing committee on appropriations earlier in the day. Nzimande said that in order to ensure an appropriately funded higher education sector, … [Read more...] about R19.7 Billion needed for university subsidies

University funding shortfall plan

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A plan to finance university shortfalls will be announced on Thursday, Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has told Parliament. This came after President Jacob Zuma's announcement on Friday that there would be a 0% increase in university fees for 2016. The announcement followed days of protests by students who did not want any increase in university fees for next year and who demanded an end to outsourcing at higher education institutions. Speaking at a transformation in higher … [Read more...] about University funding shortfall plan

#FeesAreFrozen shortfall could be R3 Billion

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The difficulties facing universities were partly due to the ANC government falling victims to its own success, Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande told broadcaster eNCA on Sunday. "At one level we are victims of our own successes as the ANC government because the university sector has really grown, it has doubled since 1994 and it's now majority black and majority women," he said in an interview. He was asked whether his department was not guilty of contributing to the funding crisis … [Read more...] about #FeesAreFrozen shortfall could be R3 Billion

Blade unsure how to pay for 0% increase in #FeesMustFall

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President Jacob Zuma may have told the country there would be a 0% increase in university fees next year, but Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande does not know how South Africa will pay for it, according to a report on Sunday. Nzimande was quoted by the Sunday Times saying finding the around R3 billion needed to fund a freeze in university fees would be "a tough one". "We have to find the money somewhere. At the moment, we are asking our director-general of the Treasury and higher … [Read more...] about Blade unsure how to pay for 0% increase in #FeesMustFall

MIP Protests – Government to meet

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Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande will on Tuesday convene a meeting with higher education stakeholders to discuss and come up with a common framework and approach to the university fee increases for 2016. Addressing the media in Pretoria, on Monday, on the current situation at various South African universities, Minister Nzimande emphasised that an approach must be developed in order to come up with a dispensation that takes into account the difficult circumstances facing … [Read more...] about MIP Protests – Government to meet