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Blade Nzimande. File image NATIONAL NEWS - Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, has expressed sadness at the passing of education activist, Graeme Bloch. Bloch passed away last week Friday at Constantiaberg Hospital in Cape Town. He succumbed to an uncommon brain disorder affecting movement and control of walking, progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), seven years after his diagnosis. Paying tribute, Nzimande said Bloch was a struggle hero...

Graeme Bloch: a life of commitment and love A leader in the fight against apartheid, he went on to write about the centrality of education and its failure to lift poor children out of the trap of a ‘second economy’ 12 April 2021 - 05:00 Trevor Manuel and Pippa Green Graeme Bloch at the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection in Johannesburg, January 14 2013. Picture: ROBERT TSHABALALA Shortly before his 21st birthday, Graeme Bloch was banned by the apartheid gov...

 Throughout the morning of Friday 9 April, messages of condolences poured in on media platforms following the news of the death of democratic struggle stalwart, educationist, and activist Graeme Bloch.  “He passed away early this morning peacefully at Constantiaberg Hospital in Cape Town,” his brother Shaun Bloch said, confirming the news of his death to Daily Maverick.  Bloch succumbed to an uncommon brain disorder affecting movement and control of walking, progressive supranuclear pal...

ANC Mourns The passing of Comrade Graeme Bloch Search Polity Note: Search is limited to the most recent 250 articles. To access earlier articles, click Advanced Search and set an earlier date range. To search for a term containing the & symbol, click Advanced Search and use the search headings and/or in first paragraph options. With... Clear Search Sponsored by Sponsored by The African National Congress (ANC) has learnt with sadness about the passing of Comrade Graeme Bloch, one of the stalwar...

ANC mourns stalwart and veteran Graeme Bloch Search Polity Note: Search is limited to the most recent 250 articles. To access earlier articles, click Advanced Search and set an earlier date range. To search for a term containing the & symbol, click Advanced Search and use the search headings and/or in first paragraph options. With... Clear Search Sponsored by Sponsored by Graeme Bloch, who passed away on Friday. The ANC said Bloch had contributed to the downfall of apartheid and was an archite...

Ramaphosa and ANC pay tribute to late education activist Prof Graeme Bloch Share Johannesburg - President Cyril Ramaphosa and the ANC have paid tribute to well-known education activist and expert Graeme Bloch following his death. Bloch, the husband of former ANC deputy secretary-general Cheryl Carolus, was described as a stalwart and veteran by the governing party. Ramaphosa said he was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Graeme Bloch. “We recall and honour with gratitude and admirati...