Labour movement history in Britain shows workers secured reforms through collective pressure and political representation, rather than being gifted from above, writes KEITH FLETT
BLADE NZIMANDE is South Africa’s Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology. He is also the general secretary of South African Communist Party (SACP).
We met after he had just finished attending the Education World Forum. More than 100 government ministers for education and skills had spent three days in London discussing resources, infrastructure, learning pathways, technology, innovation, research and citizenship.
Shrugging off fatigue, he spoke to me with clarity and passion about the challenges facing the peoples of his country, Africa and the world.


