Whistle-blower and former employee Professor Ndangwa Noyoo has levelled accusations of dishonesty against the University of Cape Town, asserting that the institution attempted to cover up the involvement of Associate Professor Leon Holtzhausen in the office fire.
‘To reiterate, two investigations were conducted on the incident that occurred in October 2018. One was an internal investigation by UCT’s Campus Protection Services in 2018, and another was an external investigation by an independent party in 2022. Both reports found no conclusive evidence and recommended no action against the academic.’
However, DHET’s investigation found Pekeur’s findings somewhat inconclusive, lacking clear recommendations. Noyoo argued that, as the former HOD, it was Pekeur’s duty to escalate the matter and recommend disciplinary action against Holtzhausen to his superiors. Noyoo claimed to have made such recommendations to senior management and the dean of the Faculty of Humanities.
Noyoo asserted that the dean should have provided the PIC convenors with the arson report, which evidently outlined a prima facie case against Holtzhausen and revealed evidence linking him to the arson. ‘They recommended to quash the matter altogether. After this, the matter was supposedly buried forever,’ said Noyoo, who added that the appointment of Holtzhausen as HOD was a staged affair and was rigged by Kessi.
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