Tommy Huma News Today

University of South Africa (Unisa) has denied that honorary doctorate degrees were handed over to socialite Phemphero Mphande, Malawian musician Patience Namadingo and Mansoor Sharif Karim.

Duplicate qualification certificates are not issued when the original is lost or damaged.

The council of the University of South Africa has succeeded in obtaining an urgent order setting aside Blade Nzimande’s decision on Unisa.

Huma said it must be made clear that the university is not fighting.

The prestigious event was held at the Unisa's main campus in Tshwane on the evening of Friday, 28 October, led by the university Chancellor, former President Thabo Mbeki.

Huma said Unisa has always maintained that the report of the independent assessor was fundamentally flawed, and its recommendations misplaced.

Registrar Prof Steward Mothata believes he has been targeted for ‘telling the truth’.

A group of disgruntled employees from Unisa's Business School have written to the vice-chancellor demanding an investigation into the appointment of broadcaster JJ Tabane which they allege was irregular.

SAHRC adds its voice to Unisa issue of excluding 20 000 first-year students Share Pretoria – Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister Blade Nzimande’s exclusion of more than 20 000 potential first-year students from studying at Unisa is a direct contradiction to the transformation objectives in the higher education sector. It entrenches the existing inequalities which still exist in institutions of higher learning. This is according to the South African Human Rights Commission, whi...