Ngonyama filed court papers claiming a panel chaired by retired justice Lex Mpati had no power to investigate her for misleading the council
Council said it would withdraw all allegations, including that Phakeng misled the senate and had a role in the resignation of executives
Meeting postponed to January as Phakeng faces mounting opposition to her leadership at the divided campus, including accusations of flouting governance processes
The university is being torn by a crisis of governance which has seen growing antipathy to vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng’s leadership
The former deputy at the centre of the row was accused of misrepresenting her credentials
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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