Ministerial adviser’s ‘interference’ delays laptops for students

20 Sep 2020

Setumo Stone

Share your Subscriber Article

You have 5 articles to share every month. Send this story to a friend!

Loading, please wait...

0:00

Higher Education, Science and Technology Minister Blade Nzimande.

POLITICS

*Update: This article was amended on June 3 to reflect the apology to Nzimande and Nqandela.

Ministerial adviser Nqaba Nqandela’s shadow looms large over the R3.75 billion laptop tender sponsored by the department of higher education, science and technology to mitigate the impact of the national lockdown on the academic progress of poor students under government’s financial aid scheme.

Read this for free

South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.

Already a subscriber? Sign in

Next on City Press

ANC brings out big guns to campaign, particularly in KZN

13h ago

description

username

Show Comments ()