Public Protector slams Unisa over irregular security manager appointment

Public Protector slams Unisa over irregular security manager appointment

A damning report by the public protector has laid bare serious governance failures at the University of South Africa (Unisa), finding that the appointment of a security manager was irregular, improperly handled and in breach of institutional rules. At the centre of the probe was the appointment of Johannes Matlala, who was rehired on a fixed-term contract in January 2024, months after reaching the university’s retirement age of 65. Report finds …

Public Protector finds maladministration in Unisa security appointment

By Thapelo Molefe A whistleblower complaint has led the Public Protector to find that Unisa irregularly appointed retired employee Johannes Peu Matlala to a senior security post, bypassing the university’s own rules in what was deemed maladministration. The findings relate to Matlala’s appointment as manager of physical security services on a fixed-term contract after he had already retired from the University of South Africa. ALSO READ: Summit …