Stellenbosch University staff member refused to apologise to Wilgenhof students
Choice Makhetha, senior director of student affairs, was asked by her line manager to apologise minutes before the outcome of the disciplinary hearing was made known to the broader university community.A Stellenbosch University staff member was asked to apologise to students living in the Wilgenhof men's residence and to its house committee after the institution lost a disciplinary case that was brought against some of the students in 2020.
Impeccable sources told News24 that Choice Makhetha, the senior director of student affairs, was asked by her line manager to apologise minutes before the outcome of the disciplinary hearing was made known to the broader university community. Makhetha, who was involved in the process of"temporarily suspending" the students allegedly involved in unacceptable practices during the welcoming activities organised for first-year students in January 2020, refused to apologise.South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism.
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