Numsa praises 'razor-sharp' CroninMay 10, 2011 1:46 PM| By ------------------------------ The awarding of an honorary degree to Deputy Transport Minister Jeremy Cronin was a "symbol of hope" for the working class, metalworkers' union Numsa said on Tuesday. ------------------------------ The SACP's Jeremy Cronin says criticism is often framed with assumptions Picture: DANIEL BORN *Photograph by: *
"His infinitive (sic) and razor-sharp contribution to Marxist thoughts and progressive ideas is immeasurable and surpasses that of his generation," union spokesman Castro Ngobese said in a statement. He was "one of the most revered Marxist intellectuals to be produced by the ANC-led Alliance". The degree was a call to the ANC and higher education minister to "free it from the dominant ideas of the ruling class", Ngobese said. The University of Fort Hare awarded Cronin an honorary degree on Tuesday morning to acknowledge, recognise and appreciate his work through the years. Cronin holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Cape Town and a Master of Arts degree from the Sorbonne, Paris, France, both awarded with distinction. He lectured at the University of Cape Town from 1973 to 1976 -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] .
