LECTURERS STILL WAITING TO BE PAID 3 YEARS LATER

In 2023, the Principal of College of Cape Town – who was fired recently after being found guilty on 21 counts of misconduct –

https://www.news24.com/southafrica/education/college-of-cape-town-principal-fired-amid-governance-crisis-20260213-0933

https://iol.co.za/news/2026-02-18-government-steps-in-to-take-over-college-of-cape-town-after-report-flags-serious-failures

cheated my life-partner, Meryl Fleischer, out of 10 months’ salary (roughly R217 000) and also cheated her 6 part-time lecturers out of money they were owed for the hours they had taught.

https://iol.co.za/capeargus/news/2023-06-15-college-of-cape-town-lecturers-bemoan-unpaid-salaries

https://iol.co.za/capeargus/news/2023-07-25-college-of-cape-town-lecturers-remain-unpaid-since-january-management-turns-blind-eye

Unfortunately, the College’s Labour Relations Officer – who served the former principal, Dr Muswaba, with great devotion for many years – seems to have persuaded the College’s Administrator, Dr Robert Nkuna, to ignore their claims.

Consequently, I – who am prohibited by a protection-order from posting anything about Dr Muswaba on social media – have decided that it is incumbent upon me to throw caution to the wind. Another reason for doing so is that the government is likely – if left to its own devices – to sweep Dr Muswaba’s corrupt activities under the carpet. On this point one notes that in 2024 the High Court set aside a R47 million security contract the College had awarded to a newly established Gauteng-based security-provider that was asking R7 million more than its existing security-provider (Cape Town based Helios Security, which has been operating for 19 years).

https://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZAWCHC/2024/319.html

In addition, R17 million is alleged to have been spent/wasted on consultants who were advising the College on a plan to build a highly questionable R 300 million Head Office and Media Centre at one of its 7 campuses.

Under the circumstances, I am not prepared to allow myself to be silenced.

Terence Grant

Cape Town

https://iol.co.za/capetimes/news/2016-01-20-teacher-goes-beyond-call-of-duty-for-students

https://www.news24.com/an-unsung-hero-20160118

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