Witwatersrand seeks to defuse 'race row.' (University of Witwatersrand)
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South Africa's University of Witwatersrand is set to reinstate deputy vice-chancellor William Makgoba into office until results of a tribunal investigation involving the allegations against him by 13 academics are out. The allegations concern charges that Makgoba misled the university over certain details of his career as a research immunologist. Makgoba was suspended in Dec. 1995 after leaking to the press details from the personal files of his accusers. The university's decision is set to refute charges of racism that were levelled against it following Makgoba's suspension.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1996
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Black scientist faces inquiry at South African university
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Black scientist William Makgoba, earlier appointed as a senior official at South Africa's University of Witwatersrand, has become the object of an inquiry initiated by his peers for allegedly falsifying certain information in his curriculum vitae. Makgoba is renowned worldwide for his work in immunology and was being touted as a serious contender to the post of vice-chancellor of the institution. He dismisses the controversy as an result of racial bias by some university officials.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1995
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Hydrothermal gold mineralization in the Witwatersrand basin
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There have been continuing arguments about the origin of gold mineralization in the Witwaterstrand basin of South Africa. There are arguments for detrital, modified placer and hydrothermal origins. The results of a geological study of Witwatersrand rocks are provided. They show that the gold mineralization is of hydrothermal origin, with gold precipitating as a result of fluid interactions with hydrocarbons derived from shale in the basin.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1997
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