{"id":54677,"date":"2023-10-06T17:05:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T17:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/blade-nzimande-must-withdraw-unisa-administration-notice-court-rules"},"modified":"2023-10-06T17:46:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T17:46:10","slug":"blade-nzimande-must-withdraw-unisa-administration-notice-court-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/blade-nzimande-must-withdraw-unisa-administration-notice-court-rules","title":{"rendered":"Blade Nzimande must withdraw Unisa administration notice, court rules"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria ordered higher education minister Blade Nzimande to withdraw his notice of intention to place the University of South Africa (Unisa) under administration.<\/p>\n

This follows an urgent high court application brought by Unisa\u2019s council on Thursday after Nzimande indicated his intention to announce his final decision on Friday.Nzimande\u2019s spokesperson, Ishmael Mnisi, said on Thursday the minister delayed his decision \u201con mutual agreement that the period for written representations be extended to September 4\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing mindful of the legal and administrative requirements, the minister awaited the response of the Unisa council and nothing of substance happened for more than a month.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mnisi said the council had been going about its business as if there was no pending decision.\u201cThe minister cannot wait indefinitely.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nzimande\u2019s decision to place Unisa under administration follows reports from independent assessor Prof Themba Mosia and the ministerial task team report on Unisa chaired by Vincent Maphai.<\/p>\n

Mnisi said Nzimande was satisfied Mosia\u2019s report revealed financial and other maladministration of a serious nature and serious undermining of the effective functioning of Unisa.<\/p>\n

However, Judge Harshila Kooverjie ruled Nzimande\u2019s notice of intention was \u201cin breach\u201d of an order of the court granted by judge Leicester Adams on August 24.<\/p>\n

On August 24, Adams ordered Nzimande not to act on the recommendations of the Mosia report until two separate applications challenging it are finalised.<\/p>\n

One application was brought by the chair of Unisa\u2019s council James Maboa, who sought an order to interdict Nzimande from appointing an administrator.<\/p>\n

In a separate application, vice-chancellor Prof Puleng LenkaBula launched an application for an order to review and set aside Mosia\u2019s report.Kooverjie ordered Nzimande \u201cto immediately cease and desist from taking any steps to publish and implement the notice or to take any steps of whatever nature to implement the notice\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe minister is interdicted from taking any action in respect of his notice and is ordered to pay the costs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Council chair Maboa declined to comment.<\/p>\n

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