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misled the senate on reasons for the sudden departure of Professor Lis Lange in May this year. Lange was deputy vice-chancellor for learning and teaching.The two reportedly told the senate that Lange’s departure was voluntary and based on personal reasons. However, Lange’s “explosive” letter was read out during a heated senate meeting on 30 September, in which she laid into Phakeng and Ngonyama, saying the two forced her out of her position.
“The BAC regularly consults with UCT executives on various matters around transformation and institutional matters that negatively impact black staff members. Although BAC in most cases sharply disagrees with executive on various policies and procedures, at no point has the BAC felt the executive was incapacitated even during the times when two deputy vice-chancellors departed.”
“An example of this overreach is the abrogation of Senate guidelines by those who placed Lis Lange’s letter on the Senate’s MS Teams platform and read it out loud to those present. “The SRC has noted the very serious allegations on the university’s governance and wishes to call on the university to have an Ombuds structure in fruition to help in the processes of resolving such matters,” said secretary Cathy Mthejane.
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