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Monday June 01, 2009 18:46 by Percy Ngonyama
The recent establishment of the Ministry of Higher Education; and the subsequent appointment of Communist Party General-Secretary, Blade Nzimande, as its head, in some circles, is viewed as proof that the Jacob Zuma administration is serious about delivering on its election promises relating to higher education. ANC aligned student and youth formations, under the banner of the 'Progressive Youth Alliance' (PYA) who, in recent times, have been at the forefront of strikes at many tertiary institutions, believe that Nzimande is almost a 'panacea' to the serious problems facing the sector, ranging from exclusions, shortages of accommodation, shortages of human and material resources conducive to learning and teaching. It will be wise to locate the latest developments within the ongoing debate on what has been referred to, by, inter alia, student activists and education experts, as a 'crisis' in the higher education system. Not to sound pessimistic, however, assuming that ,merely, as a result of the changes, the end to the unsavoury status quo is nigh is too simplistic; and fails to acknowledge the intricate nature of the issues at play contributing to the current scenario. This analytical method dominant within the school of thought that argues for the inherently 'working class' nature of the post Mbeki era, gives too much prominence to individuals and personalities. The belief is that there are 'good meaning' people who are the solution to societal ills. Within this context, it is assumed, without meaningful deliberation that, because of Nzimande's ideological orientation and 'working class' rhetoric, tertiary institutions will be aligned more towards caring for poor workers and poor students. There is optimism that financial and academic exclusions, occurring nationwide, at the centre of class boycotts, will be a thing of the past. So will casualisation, privatisation and outsourcing which have led to job losses, poor working conditions and slave wages. |
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