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FULL SPEECH: Minister Blade Nzimande addresses mourners at Mtebeni funeral
The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande at the funeral service of Nosicelo Mtebeni.
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Blade Nzimande calls for justice over Nosicelo Mtebeni's gruesome murder
Nosicelo Mtebeni was allegedly killed and had her body dismembered by her boyfriend after an alleged altercation at her boyfriend's residence earlier this week in the suburb of Quigney in East London.
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Locally produced test kits hoped to fast-track SA’s fight against COVID
Dr Blade Nzimande said ensuring tests were conducted speedily was more important than ever as SA grappled with the third wave.
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Nzimande: 'Unfortunate that Jacob Zuma is behind bars, no one is celebrating'
Blade Nzimande spent about 15 minutes of his SACP centenary message speaking about the recent spate of unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng and the arrest of Zuma.
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Nzimande formally announces COVID vaccination drive for higher education sector
The sector includes public universities, TVET and Community Education and Training (CET) colleges and private institutions among others.
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'Let's not play with war,' Nzimande seemingly warns pro-Zuma supporters
Blade Nzimande hit out at former President Jacob Zuma, without making mention of his name, for allowing threats of instability to be made in his name.
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Universities halt face-to-face classes for 2 weeks
Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister Blade Nzimande announced on 30 June 2021 that while universities would not officially be closing as initially announced by the president, they would be halting contact classes for the following 14 days. #BladeNzimande #COVID19 #HigherEducation
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Nzimande: All universities won’t close but exams must be postponed
The minster on Wednesday announced measures adopted in the higher education sector under the adjusted level 4 lockdown regulations on student accommodation, academic classes and graduation ceremonies and events.
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WATCH LIVE: Higher Education Minister Nzimande briefing on lockdown level 4
The minister is briefing the media after President Ramaphosa announced that South Africa would move to an adjusted level 4 lockdown on Sunday.
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Survey: Almost 30% of SA students went a day without eating during hard lockdown
A total of 41% of all students surveyed between the ages of 18 and 35 years old were not able to buy food during hard lockdown last year.
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SACP: ANC competent enough to deal with those opposed to step-aside resolution
This comes amid court action by the governing party’s suspended secretary-general Ace Magashule who wants the Johannesburg High Court to declare the ANC’s step-aside resolution unconstitutional, invalid and unlawful.
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Minister Nzimande’s dept spends most of its budget fighting COVID-19
The department has spent R69.4 million on funding COVID-19 research and innovation and will be investing R25 million more.
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Minister Nzimande visits UCT after wildfire damage
Minister of Higher Education and Training Blade Nzimande visited the University of Cape Town (UCT), portions of which were damaged by a wildfire in April. #UCTfire
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Minister Nzimande announces plans for two new universities
Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation Blade Nzimande said that feasibility studies towards building two new universities were currently under way. Nzimande said the new institutions would be situated in the Ekurhuleni Metro and Hammanskraal. Nzimande was delivering his department’s budget during a mini plenary session in Parliament on 13 May 2021.
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‘Janusz Walus must rot in jail’ - SACP leader Blade Nzimande
Chris Hani was killed by Walus in his driveway in Boksburg on 10 April 1993, in an attack that almost brought the country to the brink of a civil war.
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Over 100 University of Pretoria students test positive for COVID
The institution said management suspected the virus was contracted off-campus at one of the pubs or restaurants students frequented in the Hatfield area.
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Nzimande: Over 3,000 students, staff being screened following COVID outbreaks
So far, over 200 students have been tested.
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Nzimande concerned about pockets of COVID-19 infections in higher institutions
Higher Education Spokesperson Ishmael Mnisi said about 55 students from the University of Pretoria have so far tested positive for COVID-19.
