Johnathan Paoli
An independent panel tasked with investigating governance failures at the University of Cape Town released its report on Wednesday, finding that former vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng exploited and encouraged racial divisions and abused executive members of staff.
The university appointed a five-member panel late last year to investigate alleged governance issues at the institution.
The panel was chaired by retired judge Lex Mpati, Judge Azhar Cachalia, Dr Patricia Hanekom and Dr Bernadette Johnson, and heard the transcribed equivalent of 3,825 pages of oral evidence from 27 witnesses, read 1,671 pages in evidence from written statements from additional witnesses, and considered a further 478 pages of documentary evidence, stretching from January 2018 to December 2022.
This follows circumstances around the departure of deputy vice-chancellor Lis Lange, together with an exodus of other senior staff members.
In addition, several of the departing senior staff members had been forced to sign non-disclosure
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