Mamokgethi Phakeng

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Mamokgethi Phakeng has not been suspended as VC, confirms UCT (Eyewitness News)

University spokesperson Elijah Moholola dismissed reports of Phakeng's suspension, saying he could unequivocally confirm that she is still UCT's ...

[this was delayed](https://ewn.co.za/2023/01/11/phakeng-probe-uct-extends-panel-s-deadline-to-late-jan) after the council appointed three judges to preside over the process. The panel was initially set to meet in January 2023 to start their investigation, but In late 2022, the council appointed an independent panel to

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BREAKING: UCT to suspend Vice-Chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng (Daily Maverick)

The Council of the University of Cape Town has opted to suspend vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng, amid an ongoing investigation into UCT governance and ...

At the UCT Senate meeting on 30 September 2022, one of these departures took centre stage. [ Council was able to confirm the launch](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-02-09-uct-investigation-into-vice-chancellor-and-council-chair-finally-gets-under-way/) of an investigation into the UCT governance concerns, in the form of a four-member panel chaired by retired judge Lex Mpati. Daily Maverick understands that the decision to suspend Phakeng was taken near unanimously by the UCT Council, with only a few members abstaining or voting against it. After the allegations against Phakeng and Ngonyama were made public, pressure mounted – including from the UCT Academics’ Union – against the UCT Council to take action. In combination, the Senate meeting and the Daily Maverick reporting provided a challenge too substantial to be ignored – coming, as they did, on the back of a public complaint against Phakeng made by former UCT ombud Register for free or log in to read this article.

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UPDATE | UCT vice-chancellor Phakeng to be suspended 'imminently' (News24)

The council of the University of Cape Town has decided to suspend Vice-Chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng, News24 has reliably learnt.

The university can unequivocally state that the Vice-Chancellor has not been suspended." According to the messages Phakeng sent, which News24 has seen, she said she was unaware of the suspension. The council of the University of Cape Town (UCT) has decided to suspend Vice-Chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng, News24 has reliably learnt.

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UCT Council decides to suspend Vice-Chancellor Mamokgethi ... (CapeTown ETC)

The University of Cape Town Council has decided to suspend Vice-Chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng because of a number of complaints against her and an ongoing ...

Following this consultation, Phakeng was given the option of retiring quietly with a severance package. The council met last Thursday and decided to remove Phakeng and council chair Babalwa Ngonyama from their positions pending the outcome of the investigation. The University of Cape Town Council has decided to suspend Vice-Chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng because of a number of complaints against her and an ongoing investigation into how the university is run.

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UCT council offered to drop probe against vice-chancellor if she ... (Mail and Guardian)

Council said it would withdraw all allegations, including that Phakeng misled the senate and had a role in the resignation of executives.

Phakeng, through her lawyer, told the university that the offer of retirement should not be dependent on the probe being stopped. In addition, she would receive annual leave of 57.66 days to be paid out at the January 2023 salary rate of almost R1 million. If she accepted the retirement offer, Phakeng would have been given study and research leave as a sabbatical. However, on Friday, the university and council chair Ngonyama said Phakeng had not been suspended. Her refusal to sign allegedly prompted threats from the council of suspension. The offer letter was sent on behalf of the council from Halton Cheadle of Cape Town law firm Bradley Conradie Halton Cheadle on 10 February.

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UCT Vice-Chancellor suspension imminent (Business Day)

A panel is investigating whether Mamokgethi Phakeng and the council chair misled the panel about the resignation of former deputy vice-chancellor of ...

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UCT council to suspend Vice-chancellor Phakeng – report (The South African)

UCT council reportedly to suspended Vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng, pending investigation into the university's governance and her.

ALSO READ: The council of the University of Cape Town (UCT) has reportedly decided to suspend Vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng, pending UCT council reportedly to suspended Vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng, pending investigation into the university’s governance and her. UCT council reportedly to suspended vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng, pending investigation. [UCT VC, Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, in hot water AGAIN](https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/uct-vc-mamokgethi-phakeng-tweet-bongani-mayosi-sister-ncumisa-latest-17-october-2022/) [Daily Maverick](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-02-17-breaking-uct-to-suspend-vice-chancellor-mamokgethi-phakeng/) reported that Phakeng and Ngonyama were not forthcoming about the true reasons for the departure of former deputy Lange. Image via Facebook/ Mamokgethi Phakeng

UCT council offers to drop charges against VC – if she leaves (University World News)

Confusion reigned on Friday over the suspension of Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, vice-chancellor of the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa.

On Friday 17 February, the university and the Council Chair Babalwa Ngonyama said that Phakeng had not been suspended, despite rumours. Seekings, whose wife Professor Nicoli Nattrass had a very public clash with Phakeng over alleged racism in an article she had written, is one of the few academics who speaks out under his name. But amid ongoing discussions, Phakeng, through her lawyer, told the university that the offer that she retires should not be dependent on halting the probe. But Phakeng has said she wants the investigation to proceed, to clear her name. UCT was also buffeted last week by student protests over fees and accommodation problems, prompting the university to shut down and move classes online. She is not suspended.” Most major media outlets reported that Phakeng had been suspended or was about to be.

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