Higher education and training minister Blade Nzimande has not bowed down to threats of legal action by axed Buffalo City College council chair Dr Bongumusa Zuma. Now the two are headed for a court showdown after Nzimande refused to budge on his demand that he overturn his decision to sack Zuma as a member of the council and its chair.
Ousted Buffalo City College council chair Dr Bonga Zuma is fighting to get his job back after being sacked by higher education and training minister Blade Nzimande. Zuma was fired by Nzimande on Tuesday last week after a wrangle over the appointment of an acting principal at the college, which was in turmoil in 2022 because of fallout between the council chair and disgruntled staff members.
University of Fort Hare vice-chancellor Prof Sakhela Buhlungu says his bodyguard Mboneli Vesele maybe gone but the fight against corruption in the institution continues.
Higher education minister Blade Nzimande has come out defending himself and his department against accusations of lack of support in dealing with crime and corruption at the University of Fort Hare.