Rector of a South African University Faces Call for Resignation

Students and staff members at the University of the Western Cape have called for the resignation of Rector Cecil Abrahams following a decision by his administration to eliminate 41 staff positions in a cost-cutting move.

At a campus assembly last week, students and staff members overwhelmingly approved a vote of no-confidence in the rector and his management team, and called on Mr. Abrahams to step down. Speakers at the meeting said

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