The South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) is skeptical
about the determination of Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande to protect
the lives of employees in the sector.
A visit by
Nzimande to the university on Wednesday confirmed that increased security will be
implemented.
Earlier this month, an
assassination attempt was made on the vice-chancellor of Fort Hare University,
Sakhela Buhlungu.
According to Saftu,
targeted violence has been committed against people in leadership positions
around Fort Hare.
Assassination attempts,
according to Trevor Shaku, were the result of corruption that being ignored by
the department.
"Corruption has
festered throughout the higher education sector. Universities and colleges are
no longer simple institutions in which learning and research take place, but
sites of accumulation of the parasitic petty bourgeoisie”, said Shaku.
Photo by: Blade NzimandeDone by:
Sibulele Stuurman
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