Without mentioning any names, SACP general secretary Blade Nzimande claims there are people in government fighting tooth and nail to keep social grants in the hands of current service provider Cash Paymaster Services (CPS). Nzimande was speaking at the party's Red October rally in Durban. He said the SACP had warned against using a foreign company to distribute grants to the poor. "We were the first to say social grants […]
Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande is on Thursday set to brief media on the outcomes of talks he held about the state of readiness for the 2017 academic year. The talks took place in the last week with various groups. Earlier in the month, he indicated the department was ready for the new year. There were more than 500 000 places available at tertiary institutions for young people to further […]
Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande believes the demands of students have been hijacked by a third force. Nzimande says poor students are plundering universities on behalf of the rich who know that they will send their children abroad as soon as the higher education system collapses. He says ongoing protests are all about scoring political points. "There is a political war here - its no longer a legitimate fight started […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
