This is the University's second incident since the 2019 graduation season began.
In response to Mphahlele’s allegations, UJ stated “building up to the graduation ceremony on Wednesday, 17 April 2019, the University learnt of the threats which Mr Mpho Phasoane Mphahlele, who was due to graduate at the very same session, was making. The threats were about intensifying a planned action to disrupt the graduation ceremony.”
If Mphahlele alleged disruption had gone ahead as planned, this would have been the second time a 2019 graduation ceremony had been disrupted.after he was called to the stage to receive his degree. “Closer to the day of the graduation ceremony, on Tuesday, 16 April 2019, the threat of disruption escalated to be the threat of violence, harm to persons and property,” alleged the University in relation to Mphahlele.
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