Acting dean at Unisa’s College of Law receiving death threats if he doesn’t step down
The acting dean in the University of SA’s (Unisa) College of Law has — in a chilling e-mail addressed to the university’s legal services and copied to his line managers — detailed how his life was being threatened if he did not step down from the position. Prof Omphemetse Sibanda sent the e-mail on Wednesday; it was read into the record of the South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC) inquiry into allegations of racism in the College of Law‚ in November last year. He tells how his life was threatened in anonymous phone calls‚ told that his days were numbered if he did not step down, and was warned to guard his food and water against poisoning. Sibanda noted in the e-mail that the matter was urgent as the calls were threatening his "life and limb". He says the first anonymous call came the previous day with a warning that "my living days are numbered and that I must step down as acting dean if I value my life". "I am very concerned and fearful for my safety. More fearful becaus...
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