Fri May 24 15:16:25 SAST 2013

Nzimande wants more control over varsities

Aug 24, 2012 | DENISE WILLIAMS | 37 comments

HIGHER Education Minister Blade Nzimande is considering changing the law to give him more power over the affairs of universities, but this move is likely to be resisted by higher education institutions, which are known to jealously guard their autonomy.

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Fri May 24 15:16:25 SAST 2013 ::
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Aug 24, 2012

RobinH

Dream on Bra Blade. Have you not yet realised laws cannot simply be changed because one twit wants more clout? Sometimes your remarks are really off the wall.
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Aug 24, 2012

MommaC

..... the same Blunt who bunked the portfolio meetings to go join a march?

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Aug 24, 2012

VENDALIOUS

More control over varsities lol Jerry Sikosana uya tswenya blind
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Aug 24, 2012

Fisharo

Power hungry communist....
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Aug 24, 2012

Les4uu

Eish this fake communist and drama queen Blade Nzimande will never cease to amaze me really.
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Aug 24, 2012

ntiki

He looks drunk
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Aug 24, 2012

Pointman

This guy wants more power so he can give vent to his vindictiveness and appoint pals to positions so vacated. Our universities will be destroyed by the time he leaves office. His equally incompetent successor will have an excuse for the next ten years of course for poor performance.
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Aug 24, 2012

Phuphethakatha

He thinks his authority allows him to micro-manage Universities. Long way to go psuedo-communist...
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Aug 24, 2012

RobinH

MommaC: In some "street slang dialects" in the UK, a "blunt" is a nice fat joint. Smoke that one, Blade.
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Aug 24, 2012

MommaC

RobinH
Would rot a lot less braincells than the red wine seems to be doing AND he could do with a chill pill - so it may not be a bad idea :)
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Aug 24, 2012

OmoT

Hands off the universities you bumbling, blathering oaf.

As if your erstwhile comrades haven not done enough damage already.
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Aug 24, 2012

Flemza

I just like this Nzimande guy , he is hands on just like what Bheki Cele was with the police , keep up the good work Nzimande , you about to get a BELLS from me , Nzimande just continue working hard , in Mmangaung we might choose you to be Zuma successor , you derseve it
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Aug 24, 2012

CheeseBoy

@ntiki
He looks drunk

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maybe its beacuse he IS DRUNK..
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Aug 24, 2012

cornelius

Ag no, no, no, why the f do these clowns want absolute control over evreything ? Lem Nzimande is power mad, he would make a good lance corporal in the infantry , nothing more challenging.
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Aug 24, 2012

Voetzek

This mampara is dying at double quck much, his face looks like a drug kingpin
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Aug 24, 2012

BrothaX

Geez is Knife Nzimande still a minister of higher education? I am sure I will be forgiven to think the way I think for we always here him commenting on matters related to politics instead of matters related to education. This goes to show how faulty our government systems are.
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Aug 24, 2012

THEmadame2B-BBEE

what r those spots on his face.... does he have skin cancer!Damn
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Aug 24, 2012

Charley4sure

agg the drunk yellow communist
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Aug 24, 2012

maditaba

Jonna Jo. Modimo re thuse hle. Power in wrong hands is really dangerous
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Aug 24, 2012

RobinH

THEmadame: Classic liver spots - common in excessive alcohol use.
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Aug 24, 2012

KatakataEmaotoAditshepe

Shame ou Blade.
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Aug 24, 2012

Dzel

More power so you can mess tertiary education too.

All you guys know is demanding more and more power and passing laws that don’t make sense and after all that you mess everything up. Blade there is no crisis in tertiary education; don’t fix what is not broken because you feel you can throw your weight around.

Everything the ANC touches turns rotten, LEAVE OUR UNIVERSITIES ALONE PLEASE.

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Aug 24, 2012

LeparaThePresident

Now i rest my case. Give this man a RED WINE please.
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Aug 24, 2012

SENDELENZULE

Aah: funny face is at it again I wonder why you were discharged from hospital as those docters were suppossed to also examine your mind as I believe that you are suppossed to be reffered to a mental institution. You are so crazy Nzimande as you not only want to destabilize our varsities, you also seek to politisize our academic institutions, you want to follow on your counterpart footsteps aka Angie funny frog who messed up with basic education in Limpopo and E.C provinces. MGODOYI, i wonder which drug are you smoking but I guess Zuma is sharing with you the NYAOPA that he is smoking.

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Aug 24, 2012

flakes

Sort out the Fcukery that was caused by merging some of the Technicons, especially at TUT. Ever since i was there the quality of service is disgusting. Prove to us that you can do your job, coz all you do is talk talk talk.
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Aug 24, 2012

Moffdat

True true oh so true.
Most efficient high learning institutions are not in line with the objectives of the progress we need in our nation. TUKS, UCT, TUT, UKZN are failing. Strikes every year, discussing resses, racial tension... some guidelines need to be set to regulate these operations on a unilateral level so that we can move forward as a nation and not just a select few... I doubt Jerry Skosana and his current administration are the ones to do it but at least they show good intention!!!
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Aug 24, 2012

truthhurt

He cant even handle two institutions, as it is now.
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Aug 24, 2012

PeterMalekaSgafi

lol...ayi blade wa stlaela wa go befa.....wts exactly yow point average village boi...WNT MORE POWER...mxm
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Aug 24, 2012

Moffdat

You have to be an intellectual to handle academic matters. You and your cronies must go to school boy boy. Greatest comedians EVER!!!
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Aug 24, 2012

GUERRILLA

BLADE NE "BHABHALAZA" (HUNGOVER) or you must be thirsty cause its fridae blade..................
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Aug 24, 2012

GUERRILLA

WHAT QUALIFICATION do you have BLADE? instead of CAPITALISIM....
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Aug 24, 2012

KatakataEmaotoAditshepe

Guys u need to put ur hopes on this old man Blade may be it is the time for him to better the tertiary education.
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Aug 24, 2012

Lehido

LMAO....it's official, All ANV morons are power-hungry......This man is a poop
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Aug 24, 2012

MmaSeshego

Ntate Blade please... You and your power hungry friends must just stop this craziness... WTF!!!
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Aug 24, 2012

misslegal

i am so tired of reading about these power hungry politicians who have nothing else to do but talk bull. no wonder we have to retaliate and have incidents like the lonmin tragedy as these people care about nothing else but themselves. it is truly sad for what the sisulu, tambo and all fought for now being turned into nepotism and money...
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Aug 24, 2012

Sbutha45

@ Guerrilla
He completed his Psychology Honours degree at the University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, in 1980. His Masters degree is in Industrial Psychology (1981) and more recently he has been awarded a PhD for a thesis in the field of personnel management from the University of Natal.

but in his case education failed to educate
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Aug 27, 2012

Traveljunie

Blade is a despot dictator type twit. This man is an old apartheid relic with arhaic ideas in that empty head of his.

Retire and go home with the little bit of dignity you still have left, poepol!
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