OPINION | Are private interests contributing to escalation of corruption at our universities? | News24

The death of a second official at the University of Fort Hare over the weekend has raised concerns about what exactly is happening at our universities, writes Are private and stakeholder interests a source of conflict that contributes to the escalation of corruption and turning universities into crime scenes? This question lingers as daily reports emerge of universities becoming crime scenes, with the escalation of reported corruption incidents.

For its part, the Department of Higher Education concedes there is wide-scale corruption at our universities. This prompted Minister Blade Nzimande to commission an investigation into corruption at tertiary institutions. The report is expected to be submitted to Nzimande by the end of July. The Special Investigating Unit is probing allegations of corruption, maladministration and malpractices at the University of Fort Hare. Preliminary findings are adversarial and warrant that they be extended to other institutions.

While over the years, attention has been on the malpractice and maladministration in state departments and municipalities, as well as state-owned enterprises, it is time for society to pay attention to institutions of higher learning and scrutinise internal operations' reports.The spate of killings at Fort Hare should awaken society to demand transparency, openness and accountability at tertiary institutions on matters such as procurement, critical appointments and governance decisions.

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