After a marathon eight-hour meeting on Monday, Stellenbosch University's council decided to appoint a committee of three to probe allegations of nepotism against Vice-Chancellor Professor Wim de Villiers.
Only 2.5% of the 12,000 applicants for the MBBCH degree get a spot, while the vice-chancellor's nephew whose marks fell far short of even those on the bottom of the waiting list was given a place under the VC's discretionary powers.