Dibona Peggy Matladi, a junior lecturer at the University of Limpopo, registered for her Master's Degree in Mathematics with the North West University in 2021, expecting to pass with ease. However, her confidence was shaken when she encountered an unexpected problem with her qualification.
Dibona Peggy Matladi, a junior lecturer at the University of Limpopo , registered for her Master Degree in Mathematics with the North West University in 2021. Photo: Supplied Masters student, who was excited that she had passed her postgraduate qualification, got a rude awakening when she was told that her
After completing her course work, she opted to major in Topology and the title of her dissertation was: ‘On expansive homeomorphism of uniform spaces’. Matladi said she was informed that the two examiners had allocated 80% and 60% for her work according to her supervisor. She made the long drive from Limpopo to North West where she attended a meeting with the three professors from the department who subsequently told her that she actually failed.
Matladi said she tried to challenge the outcome of her devastating results but her attempts were thwarted by the university. Professor Olela-Otafudu said that when the 60% was awarded, he had already left NWU to start a new career at UL. “I honestly don’t know if things have changed at NWU or not. I don’t even know how they appointed the third examiner because I was not even told about this third examiner. I was not there,” he said.
Jacobs mentioned that according to academic rules, marks scored by examiners should not differ by more than 15% and in this instance, the difference was 38%.
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