SACP general secretary Blade Nzimande has urged the country’s youth not to destroy the country’s institutions of learning.

“Our clarion call must be that our institutions of learning across the board must be transformed and not destroyed‚” Nzimande‚ who is also the Minister of Higher Education‚ told a Young Communist League (YCL) youth rally on Sunday.

He said the SACP was pushing for the “building of a strong worker-student alliance at institutional level as the bedrock and principal motive force for post-school education and training transformation”.

 “At the head of this must be trade unions Nehawu/SADTU and the Progressive Youth Alliance. A strong YCL has an important role to play here; especially also ensuring that democratically elected structures in and their legitimacy in our institutions are defended.

 “Together we must ensure that no one gambles with the education and therefore the future of our youth. We must protect schools‚ colleges and universities from destruction‚” Nzimande said.