WATCH: Student protesters have 'ulterior motives', says Blade Nzimande

22 September 2016 - 17:11
By Deneesha Pillay

Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande says statements made by ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe about university fees protests represent “the cry of many parents who essentially are frustrated”.He added that those calling for free higher education had “ulterior motives.”Speaking at the 13th national Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers' Union (Sactwu) congress in Cape Town on Wednesday‚ Mantashe said: “If there are violent protests then we should shut the universities...

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