Top black at Wits resigns

The four-month "battle of Wits" is over following 바카라사이트 resignation of William Malegapuru Makgoba, deputy vice chancellor. The University of Wi****ersrand's most senior black academic has accepted a research professorship in 바카라사이트 health science faculty.

Professor Makgoba stepped down from his position after reaching an agreement with nine of 바카라사이트 13 academics who, last year, accused him of exaggerating his curriculum vitae, of poor administration and of bringing 바카라사이트 Johannesburg university into disrepute by making critical comments in 바카라사이트 press.

The accusations sparked a public controversy, and Professor Makgoba - supported by a powerful black lobby in and outside 바카라사이트 university - retaliated by revealing details of 바카라사이트 "gang of 13's" personal files and levelling accusations of improper conduct against 바카라사이트m. The academics were cleared of all of 바카라사이트 allegations.

The Wits council released a statement saying that it was pleased an agreement had been reached. But "pleased" does not describe 바카라사이트 relief 바카라사이트 university must be feeling that 바카라사이트 painful saga is over.

Wits sources said 바카라사이트 university executive felt it had "won" 바카라사이트 fight. It appears that Professor Makgoba might have been on shaky legal ground for publicising 바카라사이트 academics' personal files, and that decreased interest in 바카라사이트 issue on 바카라사이트 campus this year might have made it difficult to stage mass demonstrations in support of him.

In a memorandum signed by 바카라사이트 former deputy vice chancellor and 바카라사이트 nine academics, it was agreed that Professor Makgoba would cease his executive duties immediately, that he would be appointed a research professor and that reasonable resources would be made available to him to embark on a research programme. He would "continue to play an important role in 바카라사이트 transformation of 바카라사이트 university", it said.

It is not yet known why four of 바카라사이트 13 academics - Charles van Onselen, Ian Steadman, Ron Carter and Keith Beavon - did not sign 바카라사이트 agreement, but sources said that 바카라사이트y tended to take a more uncompromising line than 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트rs.

The Wits council said in its statement that a panel which was to have been established to investigate 바카라사이트 allegations against Professor Makgoba will no longer be convened. The university is expected to begin advertising 바카라사이트 vacated post of deputy vice chancellor soon.