UB maneuvers to fire Fako
Friday, January 13, 2017
Fako
The Council allegedly has been instructed to calculate a strategy to show Fako the door, as higher education authorities have expressed no confidence in the direction of the University under his helm.
Subsequently, there is a fallout between Fako and the Minister of Tertiary Education, Research, Science and Technology, Dr Alfred Madigele; who is gravely worried at the way things are going, sources have alleged.
It is a warning flare to every Motswana who logs onto social media. As a country, we have reached a point where the line between robust debate and outright destruction has become dangerously blurred. At face value, Mabeo’s response, which seeks an apology and threat of a defamation suit, might seem severe to some. But we cannot ignore the context. The comment in question did not offer a policy critique or question a political decision.It...