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22/04/2020

MEDIA STATEMENT

DATE: Wednesday, 22 April 2020

TO: All media

ATTENTION: News Editors/ Reports

For Immediate use:

MINISTER NZIMANDE HELD CONSULTATIONS WITH HIGHER EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND INNOVATION STAKEHOLDERS IN CONSOLIDATING THE SECTOR RESPONSE TO COVID-19 EPIDEMIC

The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Dr Blade Nzimande, has been holding briefings and consultation with the stakeholders in the Post School Education and Training as well as in the Science and Innovation sector in order to brief stakeholders on measures that the Department will be implementing in response to the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on the entire sector.

Minister Nzimande also held briefing with the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training, Science and Innovation.

Any agreements with any of the stakeholders are done through discussions and agreements in the Post School Education and Training Task Team led by our Deputy Minister, Buti Manamela.

Minister Nzimande received written submission from the South African Student Union (SAUS), student political organisations, trade unions, Universities South Africa (USAf), the South African College Principals Organisation (SACPO), Higher Health and other State organs and interest groups.

Minister Nzimande would like to thank all stakeholders, entire sector and his Cabinet Colleagues for their valuable inputs which has enriched the final measures that the Department will implement in the immediate and future.

Following these consultations, Minister Nzimande will announce to the public the Department’s measures and interventions through a joint media briefing with the Department of Basic Education which will be held on Friday, 24th April 2020.

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Issued by:
Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology
DST Building (53), CSIR Campus
Meiring Naude Road
Brummeria
Pretoria

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Ishmael Mnisi 0663078859

21/04/2020

For immediate release!

Tuesday, 21 April 2020

*POST SASCO AND DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND INNOVATION BILATERAL*


South African Students Congress (SASCO) held a bilateral meeting with Minister Dr Blade Nzimande and Deputy Minister Buti Manamela of Department of Higher Education, Science and Innovation today, the 21st of April 2020, following the demands made by SASCO to the Department and National Command Council. The demands were made in the midst of anxiety of students and some progressive academics on what needs to be done to save the academic year. As the student movement we went to the meeting carrying aspirations of thousands of South African students who want to complete the academic year whilst not leaving other students behind.

As an organisation we carried the struggle as a battle cry to rally poor students from working class backgrounds who were going to fall victim, if the concept of e-learning was carried without paying attention to the socio-economic issues faced by our country.


Listed below are some of our key resolutions and commitments between ourselves and the department:

1. From the 1st of June 2020, the first group of students will be allowed back to their respective residences and resume with contact learning classes. Students will be screened and tested for Covid-19 upon their return to their residences and campuses (Traveling Amendments and Protocol will be communicated).

2. N + 2 Students to be funded: To refer to the max period of funding for a course of study that government will cover in the form of a bursary. Not the number of years registered at a tertiary institution.

3. Devices will be allocated to all deserving students.

4. Universal approach for access for Historically Disadvantaged Institution’s.

5. We agreed on a consolidation of TVET Colleges plan for contact learning.

6. TVET teaching and learning to resume early May 2020.

7. Rework academic calendar as guided by the Natio

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