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PACKAGE FOR PITYANA A JOKE: MOTIMELE.

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University of SA (Unisa) council chairman McCaps Motimele has dismissed speculation that newly-appointed principal Barney Pityana could receive a severance package of up to R3,5-million. "That is a joke," he said on the SABC programme Newsmaker on Sunday. Motimele is under fire for appointing Pityana despite a demand by Education Minister Kader Asmal that the post be frozen pending Unisa's merger with Vista University and Technikon SA. He said on Sunday that there was no way the merger would be done in less than five years, and it was vital that Unisa have strong leadership during that period. "But at any rate, assuming indeed the services of Mr Pityana as principal are no longer needed -- and I don't know who says that, because he might be the best person to lead the new process -- but assuming he applied, he's not been appointed, who says he can't be redeployed in ...

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