Threat of litigation in parly-varsity war of words

University of Limpopo demands apology from portfolio committee

- By Queenin Masuabi

The University of Limpopo (UL) has slapped Tebogo Letsie, the chairperson of parliament's portfolio committee on higher education, with a letter of demand for his alleged defamatory statements about the institution.

In a letter dated April 30, 2025, Anton Baker Attorneys, on behalf of the university, requested that Letsie desist from commenting about the university or its council without evidence. The varsity demanded a retraction of statements he made in recent media interviews.

Letsie was interviewed on PowerFM and NewzRoom Afrika where he answered questions about a judgment handed down by the Limpopo High Court in March. The university was ordered to reconsider its decision not to recognise the qualifications two students obtained from the Durban University of Technology.