EDWIN NAIDU
THE spokesperson for the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Ishmael Mnisi, declined to comment on a Sunday report highlighting tension over media coverage of the minister.
According to the report, the minister, Blade Nzimande, expressed his frustration with what he sees as attempts to undermine him in the media.
Nzimande complained about being overshadowed by his second-in-command, Deputy Minister Buti Manamela, Director-General Nkosinathi Sishi, deputy director Lucky Masuku, and Mnisi himself when it comes to coverage in the media.
“Our view is that it remains an internal matter,” Mnisi told Inside Politics when asked about the reports.
An audio recording of the exchange was made public on social media, where the Minister can be heard asking whether someone was against him.
“Why? Is there someone with an issue against me in the department? I am never covered by the DHET wall. Never, yet I am the
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