Fort Hare fires vice-chancellor two days before he was due to leave

The University of Fort Hare has dismissed its outgoing vice-chancellor, Sakhela Buhlungu, two days before he was due to leave the post.

The university council acted after a disciplinary inquiry returned a guilty verdict on two counts of misconduct. The inquiry found that Buhlungu appointed members of the management executive committee without the university’s approval, which the council treated as bringing the institution into disrepute.

The dismissal was reported by eNCA (YouTube) in its news bulletin of 22 October (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8kweL8ukSQ). The Enquirer has not independently verified the council’s findings and the university has not been approached for further comment on the record in this report.

Fort Hare has not stated publicly what steps follow the dismissal, and the transcript does not say whether Buhlungu intends to challenge the finding.