Defenders of UCT’s vice-chancellor have resorted to dirty tricks in response to growing criticism over the leadership of the university. Contrary to their propaganda, concerns over the vice-chancellor’s bullying leadership style are deepening.
from this account to her nephew, acting on her behalf. Either way, it is hardly appropriate for a vice-chancellor’s Twitter account to be used to help to disseminate scurrilous news reports based on leaked, confidential university documents.Naidu’s account of my complaint against Phakeng for bullying is no more reliable than his previous attempt to smear Lange. It contains the predictable mix of misrepresentation, factual error and selective quotation.
The university commissioned Johannesburg lawyers to advise on how it should proceed. The recommendation from this “advisory panel” was that my principal complaint could not be assessed because they were “not privy to what factually took place during the ADR proceedings” because the ADR proceedings were confidential. The lawyers, therefore, proceeded to disregard the core of my complaint against Phakeng.
Little did I know at the time that the university had already begun to use non-disclosure agreements to limit any broader consideration of the conduct of the university’s leaders — and, presumably, to allow university leaders to act with impunity. Anyone who knows me and read Naidu’s scurrilous article would have been surprised to learn that over-sensitivity is one of my qualities. My skin is thick, which is fortunate because anyone who dares to criticise the Vice-Chancellor opens themselves up to multiple attempts to discredit them by fair means or foul.
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