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Former public protector Thuli Madonsela. File image.Image: Gallo Images/Darren Stewart
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‘I warned the issue would get emotional’: Thuli Madonsela to Blade Nzimande on Wits protest

Former public protector Thuli Madonsela has expressed dismay at the outcomes of the fees protest at the University of Witwatersrand, saying she warned it would happen. On Wednesday, Mthokozisi Ntumba, 35, was shot dead when rubber…

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SACP leader Blade Nzimande spoke at the launch of his party’s Red October campaign on Sunday. File photo.Picture: Antonio Muchave
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Convert Covid-19 relief grant into ‘basic income guarantee’: Nzimande

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…

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Higher education minister Blade Nzimande. File image.Picture: GCIS
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Applying for NSFAS funding for 2021? This is what you need to know

Applications for student funding for 2021 are officially open. Higher education, science & innovation minister Blade Nzimande on Monday announced that the 2021 application cycle for the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has…

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Minister of higher education Blade Nzimande believes procurement of laptops for students at tertiary institutions should be centralised and controlled by the government Picture: Gallo Images
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Government wants to be in charge of university laptops procurement

The government wants to centralise procurement of thousands of laptops and tablets for tertiary students who need to access online learning as lockdown restrictions keep campuses under lock and key. Higher education minister Blade…

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