Prof Mokgwathi Is UB New DVC
Monday, January 18, 2016

Professor Martin Mokgwathi
Mokgwathi whose appointment effected January 1, 2016 succeeds Professor Lydia Saleshando who left at the end of 2015 when her contract expired. He has been with the university since 1986 and brings with him a wealth of experience from the teaching service spanning over 26 years.
Mokgwathi rose through the ranks at the university before he assumed his new role.
While every citizen, including the Head of State, has the right to voice opinions, the tone and context of the President’s comments were regrettably dismissive and risk chilling free expression in our country. The remarks are not isolated. They form part of a disturbing pattern of public attacks on independent institutions pillars essential to the healthy functioning of our democracy. The Judiciary, the Legislature, and now the media have all...