Parly probes UKZN’s security contract

PARLIAMENT’S Higher Education and Training Portfolio Committee is still studying a report in which the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) has explained its appointment of a security company, which is owned by its former employee, without publicly advertising the contract.

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The committee, during an oversight visit to UKZN in October questioned the university council's decision to appoint Ungoti Security Company.

The committee was told that the owner of Ungoti is the former university employee, Bhekithemba Lovemore Khumalo, who resigned but resurfaced as a consultant through his company and later became the de facto head of Risk Management Services (RMS).

It was alleged that Ungoti was initially appointed to provide accreditation services, which Khumalo did as an individual, but its mandate was later extended to RMS.