Newly appointed Sefako Makgatho University vice-chancellor Professor Peter Mbati got the job despite allegations of sexual harassment.
Parliament’s Higher Education Portfolio Committee is to conduct a preliminary inquiry into the fitness of newly appointed Sefako Makgatho University vice-chancellor Professor Peter Mbati, who got the job despite allegations of sexual harassment hanging over his head.
He was accused of sexual harassment by Professor Thidziambi Phendla during his time as vice-chancellor of the University of Venda. Phendla submitted a complaint to the commission in 2012 alleging she was sexually harassed on several occasions by Mbati between 2008 and 2010. The court ordered the university to implement its own sexual harassment policy by calling for a report of the mediator, Lavery Modise, who was appointed by the university to mediate the allegations.
“What is now even worse is the allegation of an attempted bribe by Mr Modise in an affidavit to the Thohoyandou High Court,” said Mapulane.
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