Court Halts UB's Nlanda Disciplinary Action

UB Admin block PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
UB Admin block PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

The Industrial Court has ordered University of Botswana (UB) to stop any disciplinary action or proceedings against Deputy Vice Chancellor (Finance and Administration) Mendel Ngoni Nlanda.

According to an order delivered by Judge Annah Mathiba on November 22, 2019: “the respondent shall not proceed with any disciplinary action and/ or proceedings against Nlanda in respect of any of the charges contained in the charges letter dated 26 September 2019.  There shall be no order made to costs”.

The matter arose following a decision by UB’s Vice Chancellor, Professor David Norris to suspend Nlanda in March 2019 over allegations of persistent willful neglect of duties and refusal to take lawful orders.

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