Edwin Naidu
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UCT council offered to drop probe against vice-chancellor if she agreed to early-retirement package
/ 17 February 2023

UCT council offered to drop probe against vice-chancellor if she agreed to early-retirement package

Council said it would withdraw all allegations, including that Phakeng misled the senate and had a role in the resignation of executives

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UCT council receives new claim from Kruger against vice-chancellor Phakeng
/ 15 December 2022

UCT council receives new claim from Kruger against vice-chancellor Phakeng

Meeting postponed to January as Phakeng faces mounting opposition to her leadership at the divided campus, including accusations of flouting governance processes

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UCT crisis: Black academics and staff want Minister Blade Nzimande to intervene
/ 31 October 2022

UCT crisis: Black academics and staff want Minister Blade Nzimande to intervene

The university is being torn by a crisis of governance which has seen growing antipathy to vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng’s leadership

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Top private school Roedean rocked by bullying claims
/ 23 October 2022

Top private school Roedean rocked by bullying claims

The junior school has been accused by parents of not taking action to stop the alleged verbal and physical abuse by three learners

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UCT saga continues as inquiry into vice-chancellor takes shape
/ 21 October 2022

UCT saga continues as inquiry into vice-chancellor takes shape

The former deputy at the centre of the row was accused of misrepresenting her credentials

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R27m: Cost to remove UCT vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng
/ 14 October 2022

R27m: Cost to remove UCT vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng

She is accused of flouting governance processes, along with council chair Babalwa Ngonyama, particularly regarding the exit of deputy vice-chancellor Lis Lange

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