In a significant about-turn from a week ago, a majority of council members voted for Phakeng and UCT council chair, Babalwa Ngonyama, to be investigated by a retired judge and a panel of four.
Council will now appoint a retired judge and the rest of the panel, who have to report back by 31 December. At the heart of their probe is whether Phakeng and Ngonyama misled the university’s executive and senate about the reasons for the departure of deputy vice-chancellor for Learning, Professor Lis Lange.
Seventeen members voted for the independent external probe. Seven others voted for something similar to an internal probe proposed by the council’s chair. But the deputy chairperson, Pheladi Gwangwa - whom members did not want to preside over the meeting - outright refused.
MarvinCharles_ AdriaanBasson I bet you this retired judge is white! I can tell you rn, that this panel has one black face the Redi Tlabi and Thuli Madonsela type that hate their skin color. The retired judge was an enforcer of apartheid and a refuge of racism. Prove me wrong, I will wait HandsOffPhakeng
MarvinCharles_ AdriaanBasson Experts of what?
MarvinCharles_ AdriaanBasson UCT VC Phakeng lambasted for 'disgusting' tweet about late colleague
MarvinCharles_ AdriaanBasson EFF is going to issue public support statement for her and this is going to mess up her chance of winning the probe. 🤣🤣🤣 EFFSouthAfrica please don't give support to our professor. I humbley ask u. FabAcademic
MarvinCharles_ AdriaanBasson It's the right thing to do, key word here is independent.
MarvinCharles_ AdriaanBasson FabAcademic ziyakukhalela ngapho… yilwa… u will come out victorious don’t loose faith … I wasandla semfene 🤞🤞
MarvinCharles_ AdriaanBasson I am black and I love Pro. Phakeng. However, that does not mean, because she is black, therefore she is beyond reproach. She is as imperfect as anybody. Let a fair process unfold like it would any executive in an institution.
MarvinCharles_ AdriaanBasson This attack on Black Academics will hit back very hard
MarvinCharles_ AdriaanBasson But judges are no longer trustworthy, they continously edit final reports , going to courts for a persmission to edit their crap.
MarvinCharles_ AdriaanBasson What misconduct?😅😅
MarvinCharles_ AdriaanBasson Meanwhile UCT will continue to fall.