Blade Nzimande is a man that all South Africans know about.
What you may not know is the struggle that led to his rise to his current position.
Read on to find out more facts about this man who has dedicated his life to serving South Africa.
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In this article, we delve into the exciting life of Minister Blade Nzimande.
His father, Philip Sphambano, was a Shangaan herbalist from Mozambique.
He has two other siblings, Mano Nzimande and Mxolisi Nzimande.
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He is the eldest of three.
His first school was the Henryville, a Roman Catholic School.
He later joined the Plessiers Lower Primary School.
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He then went to the Mthethomusha Primary school in Edendale, which was started by his mother and grandmother.
After this, he went to the Georgetown High school in Edendale, where he was matriculated in 1975.
He then went back to finish his studies in 1977 and then completed it in 1979.
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He then completed his Psychology honours degree at the University of Natal in 1980.
Until the time he was done with university, Blade was active in Azaso.
This organisation was linked to the United Democratic Front (UDF).
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At this time, Nzimande was due to get his life started.
He joined the Tongaat Hulett Sugar LTD as an intern.
This saw him quit his job in 1984 to work in that sector fully.
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He became the founder of the Department of Industrial Psychology in the campus.
This happened in 1986.
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They were vital in the struggle to end apartheid, the system of oppression.
Blade Nzimande is the current General Secretary of this organisation.
Blade Nzimande was very vocal about his disappointment with the way Thabo Mbeki was leading the country.
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He was deliberate about his want for Thabo Mbeki to be removed from power.
The interim successor, Kgalema Motlanthe, was also not spared.
However, several years later, in 2017, Blade regretted going against Thabo Mbeki.
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Thabo, who is now considered a lesser evil compared to Jacob Zuma.
He said that replacing Thabo with Jacob Zuma did not solve their problems.
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His mother, however, was an amazing woman who passed away in 2017 after a short illness.
Her high salary scale made it hard to make another post available to her.
It was said that she was working hard with the parliament to get rid of the current board.
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All this was done to alleviate the cash crisis.
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How do I contact Blade Nzimande?
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There has been some Blade Nzimande memes circulating on the internet and yet he is also very active online.
That is all the Blade Nzimande news it’s crucial that you know.
So, for those asking ‘what happened to Blade Nzimande?’
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The answer is: he is working for you.
Before joining the team in 2018, Lynn wrote for Kenyan media platforms and several other websites.
She graduated from the University of Nairobi in 2019 with honours after pursuing a BSc.
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She is currently studying for a Master’s degree in the same field.
Lynn specialises in writing celebrity biographies, listicles and teasers for popular TV shows.
Contacts; +254707596322, lynnkandie27@gmail.com
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