The chair of the University of Cape Town council, Babalwa Ngonyama, has resigned.
Ngonyama said the panel had not given her the statements she required to respond to allegations against her.
Ngonyama said she then decided to take the court route. “In response to this, I requested the Western Cape High Court to decide on the fairness of the process and the nature and extent of the panel’s powers under the revised terms of reference, the Institutional Statute and the Higher Education Act,” she said.
I wish to also state, as I always have, that I remain committed to the work of the panel and I have always been unwavering in my willingness to appear before and co-operate fully with the panel. It is important for any person appearing before the panel who needs to respond to claims against them to be given access to any statements or evidence presented by those making the claims against them. Unfortunately, the panel has been unwilling to grant me this opportunity, which conflicts with a basic tenet of procedural fairness.
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