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Parliament asked to probe race-gender row at UCT
South Africa’s parliamentary oversight committee on higher education has been asked to summon the University of Cape Town (UCT) to explain its controversial interim appointment of a 72-year-old retired white male in charge of transformation, replacing a black woman who was allegedly ousted from the role before her contract was up.
Last week, the university announced that Professor Loretta Feris, the deputy vice-chancellor responsible for transformation, is going on sabbatical until January 2022 and would be replaced in an acting capacity by Emeritus Professor Martin Hall, who worked at UCT 12 years ago.
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Anger after UCT appoints 69yr old retired white man to head up transformation
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Cape-Town - THE appointment of a 69-year-old retired white man as the acting deputy vice-chancellor (DVC) for transformation at UCT has been labelled a slap in the face of many suitable black, femme and queer candidates who should be encouraged to take up the portfolio.
Weighing in on controversy surrounding the appointment of British historical archaeologist and Emeritus Professor Martin Hall, UCT’s Student Representative Council (SRC) in a statement yesterday said they opposed the appointment even if it was a temporary one.
Reports emerged at the weekend that the DVC for transformation, Professor Loretta Feris was replaced with Hall, who served in a variety of roles at UCT between 1983 and 2008, on a R2 million salary package at a time when academics, staff and unions have been ordered to make cutbacks.
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