UCT crisis: Parliament grills university council over damning report on leadership failures
UCT Council chair Norman Arendse promised to use the report as a road map for increased accountability, transparency, and governance improvement.The University of Cape Town's council was grilled by Parliament's Higher Education and Training Portfolio Committee following the release of a scathing report into former vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng's"divisive" leadership at the institution.
The council briefed the committee following the release of the independent investigation, which found that Phakeng and council chair Babalwa Ngonyama had committed"serious governance failures" by"mendaciously misleading" the university about the resignation of a colleague. The new council chairperson, advocate Norman Arendse, told the committee that they were determined to use the report as a road map to guide them toward a future marked by accountability and transparency, as well as a renewed commitment to strengthening the governance of the university. 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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