The Special Investigating Unit has been directed by President Cyril Ramaphosa to probe corruption and maladministration allegations at the University of Fort Hare. While the unit will probe the awarding of degrees at UFH, some said to have been awarded to undeserving students, the SIU will also investigate alleged unlawful and improper conduct in the varisty’s supply chain management unit between November 1 2012 and August 5 2022.
A group of students studying speech-language therapy at the University of Fort Hare are accusing the institution of offering a low-standard course barring them from graduating.
Security officers from the University of Fort Hare, who were suspended in May for an alleged unlawful demonstration, have been hauled into disciplinary hearings which are under way. About 30 security officers, contracted by the university, were served with precautionary suspension letters by the university on May 9.
A referendum to gather the University of Fort Hare’s community views on the proposed name change of the fort in the university’s Alice campus had been concluded with the majority of respondents rejecting the proposal. Built in 1847, the fort is named after Colonel John Hare who was lieutenant governor of the then Eastern Division of the Cape of Good Hope.
Just a few days before they sit for their midyear examinations, more than 500 University of Fort Hare students at the East London and Dikeni campuses are facing eviction. These are students who live off-campus in non-accredited accommodation and they have not paid rent to their landlords since February.