Cape Town – Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has been ordered by the Pretoria High Court to retract his decision to place the University of South Africa (Unisa) under administration.
The decision came after an urgent application by Unisa, which had sought a court interdict to prevent Minister Nzimande from placing the university under administration.
The move to place Unisa under administration was based on a report commissioned by the Department of Higher Education and Training, which highlighted financial mismanagement at the institution.
Nzimande’s decision to disregard the court’s interdict was deemed unlawful, leading to the court’s order for him to retract the decision.
“It is declared that the minister’s decision published in government gazette number dated 27 October 2023 is in breach of the order granted on 24 August 2023 by Honourable Adams J and unlawful,” Judge Andre Le Grange’s brief judgment said.
[JUST-IN] Minister of Higher Education Dr Blade Nzimande has been interdicted from placing @unisa under administration. #sabcnews pic.twitter.com/fY6EknXqhg
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