UB welcomes Professor Thabo Fako as new VC

Fako will be taking over from Professor Bojosi Otlhogile who will complete his second and final term as vice-chancellor on March 31, 2011.  According to a memo circulated to UB staff on Wednesday by the UB Council Secretary David Fani, Professor Fako's appointment is for a period of five years with effect from April 1, 2011.

According to President of UBASSSU, Dr Never Tshabang, Professor Fako has served the university with dedication, honour and distinction. Tshabang said the fact that UB is in the midst of crisis is now well understood. He stated that deteriorating working conditions and low staff morale resulting in demotivation and the loss of staff, flawed Performance Management System, thorny supplementary examinations, impending reorganisation of academic structures, bad parking policy, acerbic employer-employee relations and the lack of organisational democracy among other challenges, are clear indicators of crisis.