Cape Town - Incoming Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has opened an investigation into the UWC council for failing to act on serious complaints against its chairman, Mthunzi Mdwaba.
Weekend Argus has confirmed that Mkhwebane has opened an investigation into the council for not disciplining Mdwaba, whom the courts have declared delinquent.
It is understood that the matter is considered urgent, because it involves a major institution that is the recipient of significant state resources.
“The preliminary enquiry into the matter is under way. We foresee concluding the process before the end of December,” said Public Protector spokeswoman Kgalalelo Masibi.
The protector’s office confirmed yesterday that it was investigating the council, based on a complaint received from two council members, Songezo Maqula and Professor Brian Williams, who had been accused last year of inciting violent student protest.
The institution’s council withdrew Maqula’s suspension and Williams’s expulsion last week in court and agreed to pay all the costs of their application for reinstatement.
