Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Blade Nzimande, will announce the establishment of an Oversight Committee on transformation in South African Universities on Wednesday.
Members of the media are invited.
The Committee will monitor progress on transformation in public universities and advise Minister Nzimande on policy pertaining to racism, sexism and other forms of unfair discrimination. Its mandate will further include:
- policy to promote social cohesion and an institutional environment where every student and staff member can live, study, work and flourish free of any constraints resulting from unfair discrimination,
- The role of universities in promoting the development of a free, fair and non-discriminatory society beyond the world of academia.
The establishment of the Committee was one of the key recommendations of the “Ministerial Committee on Transformation and Social Cohesion and Elimination of Discrimination in Public Higher Education”, which was headed by Prof Crain Soudien. It was tasked to “investigate discrimination in public higher education institutions, with a particular focus on racism and to make appropriate recommendations to combat discrimination and to promote social cohesion.
Details of the media briefing are as follows:
Date: Wednesday 23 January 2013
Time: 9h00
Venue: 54-On-Bath Hotel, Rosebank – Johannesburg (the old Grace Hotel)
Please confirm attendance with:
Bridget
Cell: 078 291 4438
Zanda
Cell: 079 374 5241
Enquiries:
Vuyelwa Qinga (Ms)
Tel: 012 312 5538/39
Cell: 076 883 4144
E-mail: Qinga.V@dhet.gov.za
