Curtain call: investigation exposes Unisa VC’s expensive tastes

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Curtain call: investigation exposes Unisa VC’s expensive tastes
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Unisa paid R285,000 for VC’s sheer curtains and R8,000 for training on how to use a vacuum cleaner, damning report finds.

The University of South Africa splashed out more than R285,000 on curtains for vice-chancellor Prof Puleng LenkaBula’s official residence, while an outside company, appointed later to compare prices, came up with a quote of R20,630. ..From World War 1 to present-day cosmopolitan South Africa and beyond, the Sunday Times has been a pillar in covering the stories that matter to you.

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