University official suspended ¡®for giving Robert Mugabe wrong-sized cap¡¯

Assistant registrar of 바카라사이트 University of Zimbabwe claims that president¡¯s mortarboard ¡®fitted perfectly well¡¯

November 3, 2015
Robert Mugabe, president of Zimbabwe

A senior official at 바카라사이트 University of Zimbabwe has been suspended for allegedly giving Robert Mugabe 바카라사이트 wrong sized graduation cap.

Assistant registrar, Ngaatendwe Takawira, is accused of breaking labour laws by providing a mortarboard that was too small for Mr Mugabe, 바카라사이트 country¡¯s president and 바카라사이트 chancellor of 바카라사이트 university, at graduation ceremonies in 2014 and 2015.

This year¡¯s graduation ceremony was delayed for 45 minutes while 바카라사이트 university tried in vain to find a replacement hat, causing an ¡°embarrassing situation for 바카라사이트 chancellor and 바카라사이트 vice-chancellor¡±, Ms Takawira¡¯s suspension letter says.

But Ms Takawira has denied wrongdoing and has gone to Zimbabwe¡¯s high court in a bid to have 바카라사이트 disciplinary proceedings dismissed, .

She says that she was not responsible for arranging Mr Mugabe¡¯s headgear and that 바카라사이트 cap in question had, in fact, ¡°fitted perfectly well¡±. She also claims that Mr Mugabe¡¯s office had indicated that he was too busy to try caps on ahead of 바카라사이트 ceremonies.

A suggested that 바카라사이트 decision to suspend Ms Takawira ¡°was probably taken by university authorities keen to appease 바카라사이트 president and not from any genuine anger on his part¡±.

chris.havergal@tesglobal.com

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