Fort Hare council split deepens after VC’s suspension – The Mail & Guardian

Fort Hare council split deepens after VC’s suspension – The Mail & Guardian

The governance battle triggered by the precautionary suspension of Professor Sakhela Buhlungu, the vice-chancellor of the University of Fort Hare (UFH), has escalated after two sitting council members warned colleagues of a looming institutional crisis. In a letter dated 3 April, appointed councillors Judith Favish and Kuselwa Marala said they were alarmed by “contested authority, procedural strain and unresolved tensions” at the top of the univ…