Minister Nkabane monitors UNISA amid suspensions of whistle-blowers

MINISTER of Higher Education Nobuhle Nkabane has revealed that her department was keeping a close eye on the situation at the University of South Africa (UNISA).

- SIYABONGA SITHOLE

This comes amid reports that the institution was engaged in a series of suspensions involving some of its senior officials who were being sidelined for allegedly sounding the alarm on irregular financial transactions at the institution.

In the latest wave of suspensions, it was reported that the university has suspended another senior official in its finance department for blowing the whistle on R500000 that was allegedly spent on an ANC-aligned event.

It was reported that this official was suspected of having allegedly downloaded the R500 000 proof of payment for the event.

In a statement on Monday, the minister indicated that she was looking into the issues affecting the integrity of the institution, which has in the past been dogged by controversy following previous allegations of poor governance and financial mismanagement.