Nicole McCainPHOTO: Esa Alexander, Gallo Images/Sunday Times
University of Cape Town vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng has apologised for her tweet in response to a student who claimed she had been raped on campus, allegedly by a professor at the institution. Phakeng had tweeted that the student"must say what her real agenda is", and claimed that she had refused any help from the university.The university's statement said that an internal investigation had been launched, and that the student had offered the university's support.Phakeng's tweets sparked outrage, with students calling for her to retract her statements.
She reassured students and parents that there was no place at UCT for"despicable, offensive and violent conduct against women", and that the university did not protect the perpetrators of gender-based violence.Our students should never allow anyone to subject them to any abuse. The main purpose of this apology and withdrawal of my tweet is to make sure that our students have the courage to report such conduct, with the confidence that we will act.
nickymccain She's been a bad leader this VC Mamokgeti, The former ombudsmen of UCT wrote about her bad behavior. A rape case is no Child's Play to be just casual about victim's experience.
nickymccain Had to apologize. Where the money gonna come from if she don't.
nickymccain Took her long enough, hey?
nickymccain Maybe rape isn't as bad a crime as a pee? Maybe this is the type of article that should be running 10 times a day, but keeps running the pee story winding up racial tension? So is peeing worse than rape ?
nickymccain I have said it that this slayqueen is not fit to be a vicechancellor
nickymccain This truly doesn't sound like a sincere apology to me. With that caption 😏😞
nickymccain Seems as if it is so easy just to apologize for talking kak these days.
Yeah. I called her out and she blocked me!!
nickymccain But a drunk student peeing on a desk is a much bigger story for the SA 'press'. Their agenda has much to do with the demise of SA & the bullying of minorities.
nickymccain My question, what the hell is going on in her well educated mind to say such a thing on a public forum?
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