New Education Ministers speak (updated)
Posted by Ingrid Thomson | 12 May, 2009A round-up of some of the stories in the local media.
"The contentious outcomes-based education policy could be reviewed, government student loans could be turned into a full bursary scheme and the autonomy of universities could be under threat if they resist transformation.
These are the views of newly appointed ministers, Blade Nzimande, for higher education and training, and Angie Motshekga, for basic education. " Read more from IOL.
"Access to higher education a priority" according to an interview in the Times with Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande.
Mail and Guardian reports that "the splitting of the education department made sense but the problems in basic and higher education were immense, the South African Democratic Teachers' Union (Sadtu) said on Monday."
Story as covered by allAfrica.com, reporting on mixed reactions to the appointments.
UPDATE 18 May 09: On IOL, Graeme Bloch comments that "A good minister is not going to make problems go away, but is perhaps an indication that we can address the challenges with hope. With the new ministerial education appointments, there is the appropriate expertise and commitment at the top."
(Posting will be updated with links to other stories)