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Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane successfully interdicts SIU from probing his qualifications
- Published on 21 Jun 2023
- HR Pulse News Desk
However, part B, in which he seeks to have the process reviewed, declared unconstitutional and set aside, has not been heard. In 2022 President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a proclamation authorising the SIU to investigate corruption and maladministration at UFH. The unit is also investigating allegations of corruption involving four UFH tenders.
In a ruling on Tuesday, Eastern Cape High Court judge Thandi Norman ruled that the proclamation was not consistent with the investigation and that the complaint by Mabuyane was justified. In terms of the proclamation, the SIU was authorised to probe maladministration in the university’s faculty of public administration regarding the awarding of honours degrees, the management of funds and sourcing of public servants for study in various faculty programmes by an individual for personal gain.
The SIU was investigating Mabuyane's allegedly fraudulent submission of a research proposal for a master’s degree in public administration, with the “help” of former faculty dean Prof Edwin Ijeoma. But, the proclamation relates to honours, not master’s degrees, the court found.
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Source: SA Labour News
