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My exam went okay, but there will be rewrites for everyone middle next year due to some screw up and late return of assignments by the university. If not this time next time while studying something else, if i do study this coming year.
Cool sounding bikes:)
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Posted: 2006-11-15 23:50:21
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Speaking of university shenanigans...
(Taken from the Daily Dispatch's site:)
University hunts for campus spy
Private investigators fingerprint staff and take computers
By ZINE GEORGE
Education Reporter
STAFF at Fort Hare University have been fingerprinted in a hunt to find out who circulated an internal document revealing vast salary discrepancies among staff.
The campus’s National Tertiary Education of South Africa Union spokesperson Peter McLeod yesterday said 15 staff members had reported being fingerprinted and the computers of some had been confiscated.
The matter was brought to the Daily Dispatch on Friday by the UFH’s departing campus head, Vocksie Vokwana, who said at least seven employees, including a faculty dean, were “fingerprinted by a private company because top management wanted to get to the bottom of the origins of the anonymous document”.
The salary list, which was shown to the Daily Dispatch, revealed significant inconsistencies in the staff’s cost to company monthly packages.
In one case a senior lecturer was getting R3250 less each month than a campus driver and R1402 less than a watchman.
Copies of the document were put into UFH East London’s staff pigeonholes on the morning of August 14, and were later also distributed to all three of the institution’s campuses.
McLeod said private investigators visited the campus three weeks ago, confiscating the computers of at least seven staff members.
UFH spokesperson Luthando Bara yesterday confirmed that the university had instituted an investigation.
“Over the past months there has been a leakage of a series of confidential Fort Hare information and records. This information relates to illegally obtained and used confidential staff and students’ records.
“In response, the university instituted a legal process to get to the bottom of the problem.”
Bara would not say how many staffers were being investigated and would not comment on the fingerprinting. But the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union supported the investigation.
Nehawu spokesperson on campus, Siyabonga Kobese, said: “It’s unethical for people to publish confidential information like staff salaries.”
He claimed some of the information contained in the document was inaccurate. “That is why we would rather not even discuss its contents.”
McLeod, however, accused Fort Hare management of “continuing to intimidate staff”.
“They are terrifying staff through this investigation. There is no point to investigate who did it. The fact of the matter is that some people are favoured over others. Period.
“We’ve never heard of this happening at any other university.”
Yesterday, four independent staff members told the Dispatch they had been fingerprinted.
One, whose identity is known to the Dispatch but who asked not to be named, said: “A man came to my office and told me that he would have to take my computer because they were doing some investigation following the leaked document.
“I was so afraid. He did not even identify himself. He took the computer and told me that my fingers will have to be printed. I complied.
“I was very angry.
“This shows a complete lack of trust between staff and managers. They are no different to the National Party. We’ve come from a white Nationalist Party to a black one.”
In a letter sent after the salary list was distributed a high-ranking staff member wrote: “The executive deans are not paid the same, the difference is quite substantial. (The question is) how are salaries determined?”
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Posted: 2006-11-16 00:28:16
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I know Zine George.
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Posted: 2006-11-16 07:03:29
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I don't
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Posted: 2006-11-16 07:33:39
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lol!
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Posted: 2006-11-16 08:30:17
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My name starts with the letter X but sounds very nearly like Zine
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Posted: 2006-11-16 09:10:00
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Morning all!
@kryptic: Asked uncle Tito last nite to drop the interest rates and he just laughed... Didn't have it in me to ask for his autograph, so sorry on that one. The party was a real bore, and Tito made a 10 minute speech (actually quite funny as well) and then stayed for another 30 minutes as he had to leave for Germany last night.
They also gave each guest two bottles of wine, one white and one red, but I can't remember what its called. Not really a wine fanantic. So I'll save it for a special occassion. From what my colleagues said the wines are of a good quality.
Cheerio then!
[ This Message was edited by: medusa on 2006-11-16 08:20 ]
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Posted: 2006-11-16 09:12:00
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It's all good, cuz, i managed to lay my hands on his autograph already: a crisp uncirculated first issue R200
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Posted: 2006-11-16 09:24:00
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@ Francois,
Did you get caught up in all that peak hour traffic chaos yesterday?
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Posted: 2006-11-16 09:41:42
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@ Wanqa, peak hour traffic? I hate the traffic we have to put up with usually, but yesterday was normal to good. Maybe there was some huge traffic thingie somewhere else. I am very close to work,not more than 15km away luckily. The worst bit of traffic we get here is not so bad that 15 minutes would not sort it out. The N1 to Joburg on the other hand, that traffic is horrific! Just to give you an idea where our offices are located, on Google Earth, look for the Union Building. It is situated on a hill. Scroll up over the hill, the first proper "main" west to east road, that is where our office is. If I had a potato gun and shot it that way, I might just hit the president. Think that would annoy a lot of people, especially Thabo;-)
So how you guys doing today?
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Posted: 2006-11-16 11:02:22
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