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Unisa's acting vice-principal for finance, supply chain management and business enterprise Reshma Mathura received four "unsolicited" deposits into her account. (Argief/Gallo Images)
Unisa's acting vice-principal for finance, supply chain management and business enterprise Reshma Mathura received four "unsolicited" deposits into her account. (Argief/Gallo Images)

A senior official of Unisa has written to vice-chancellor Puleng LenkaBula after receiving notification that "four unexpected and unsolicited" cash deposits of R330 each were made into her private bank account.

Fearing she may be the victim of "dirty tricks" after exposing corruption and suspicious transactions previously, Reshma Mathura, the acting vice-principal for finance, supply chain management and business enterprise, asked AfriForum to inform LenkaBula that she was the victim of malicious conduct.

In an emailed letter dated 3 April, advocate Gerrie Nel informed LenkaBula that the deposits were not only intended to slander Mathura, "but to remove her from her position".

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