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The SACP's Blade Nzimande. Sapa

'No Blade conflict'

Mon, 25 May 2009 12:00

There is no conflict in Blade Nzimande being both SACP general secretary and higher education minister, the Young Communist League said on Monday.

"There wouldn't be any problem with the general secretary of the SACP becoming the minister of higher education," YCL chairman Buti Manamela said in Johannesburg.

Recently there had been controversy over Nzimande's role as both SA Communist Party leader, whose youth league was demanding the removal of Barney Pityana as the vice-chancellor of Unisa, and his position as minister of higher education.

He had thus far declined to intervene directly in the Unisa matter.

Manamela said the controversy had been "overplayed" in the media.

"Even if the minister of higher education can't join us in that call, at least the general secretary of the SACP can join us."

Sapa

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