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>YCLSA Press Statement > >January 4, 2013 > >YCLSA DEPLORES THE ATTACK BY COSAS ON MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND >TRAINING. > >The Young Communist League of South Africa [uFasimba] deplores the attack by >the Congress of South African Students (COSAS) on the Minister of Higher >Education and Training (HET) and South African Communist Party (SACP) General >Secretary, Dr Blade Nzimande. > >In a statement released today, COSAS Secretary General Tshiamo Tsotetsi wrote >"We call upon the department of higher education lead (sic) by so called >communist blade Nzimande to scrap away registration fees and application >fees." This personal attack on the minister is unwarranted and absolutely >unhelpful and ill-informed to say the least. > >The tremendous challenges that this country faces in education will be solved >by working together to find solutions, not by cheap, popularity seeking >insults from grandstanding in the comfort of media statements. In its infancy >(established in 2009) the department of HET has consistently made strides in >ensuring that more students have access to post school education. Compared to >all other periods since 1994 the advances achieved by the department of HET in >expanding access to post-school education are unmatched. > >Dr Nzimande as the minister of HET has also been at the forefront of advancing >vocational and skills training through Further Education and Training colleges >and Sector Education and Training Authorities. Under his leadership of the >department of HET, increased numbers of deserving students have received >bursaries and access to NSFAS as expanded tremendously. We are looking forward >to working together with COSAS amongst others in tackling the many challenges >that face post-school education and training. This must include work in >addressing legislative limitations that have turned into barriers used to >prevent the department of HET to intervene in HET institutions on such other >matters where it is called upon to intervene. In particular as the YCLSA we >want the so-called institutional autonomy to be reviewed as it has become a >problem. It is this that COSAS must tackle rather than degenerate as it would >definitely if it were to continue with grandstanding and insults. > >We support COSAS in the call for matric results not to be published in >newspapers. In fact this is our call too. As the YCLSA we have been vocal on >this issue. We will continue to call on government not publish matric results >in newspapers. If need be we shall roll out mass action, in addition to having >supported COSAS's march earlier this week in Durban on the matter. We welcome >COSAS in working with us on this issue as a matter of urgency prior to the >next matric exams. > >Furthermore, we encourage COSAS to collaborate with the YCLSA’s Joe Slovo >Right to Learn campaign. This is a standing campaign that the YCLSA undertakes >to ensure that schools are opened on time, books are delivered, teaching take >place punctually, access expands, quality and learner performance improve. > >We shall take up these, other important and programme based matters in our >bilateral relations with COSAS. > >Issued by YCLSA Head Office. > >For more information contact: > >Khaya Xaba >YCLSA National Spokesperson >Cell: 071 115 4619 > > >Sent from my iPad > >-- >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] . -- 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] .
