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Governance failures at the University of Fort Hare have raised concerns for years, preceding the recent suspension of its vice-chancellor, Professor Sakhela Buhlungu
1997 WHITE PAPER

University capture: A decades-long problem

Previous councils failed to act and hold the vice-chancellor accountable. They bear responsibility for many of the challenges now facing Fort Hare

  • Grant Abbott
7 min read
University of Fort Hare. Photo: Supplied
BLADE NZIMANDE

Shooting at Fort Hare university highlights corruption at South African universities

The attack on the university’s vice-chancellor, Professor Sakhele Buhlungu, has led to calls for urgent action

  • Edwin Naidu
8 min read
The University of Fort Hare, pictured, and Mangosuthu University of Technology are among those grappling with governance strain.
BONGEKILE MACUPE

Students at two Eastern Cape universities back on campus after water cuts

The Universities of Walter Sisulu and Fort Hare had to send staff and students home as a municipal protest had affected water supply

  • Bongekile Macupe
2 min read