A council at UCT is gunning for an investigation into the vice-chancellor. Mamokgethi Phakeng is in hot water for alleged misconduct at the university and will soon be probed by an external panel👇 tuesdayvibe
Council chair, Babalwa Ngonyama, is alleged to have ignored numerous calls to discuss the resignation of Lange and several other senior staff. The panel will also investigate matters related to executive relationships and resignations within and beyond the UCT executive management team.Council member Shuaib Manjra stated in a letter that the chair assumed the “gatekeeper” role and is feeding selective information to council members and withholding crucial information.
“There is nothing to stand with Prof Phakeng here. Whether she stays or leave is meaningless. She has failed to transform that institution.”In a related matter,
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