![]() “If anything had burnt, you would have been the first to report that, but you didn’t, because you knew I was the last person to blame,” wrote Phakeng. Phakeng also clapped back and said Basson announced her retirement from the university on 22 February. “I have learnt this platform doesn’t tolerate any criticism of Prof Phakeng, and I will stay in my lane and await the finalisation of the Mpati Commission’s report,” he wrote. ![]() The parties reached an agreement to avoid more acrimony and wrangling, and a possible suspension.īasson also justified his first tweet and said stating student protests erupted at UCT on 24 February at the time when Phakeng was still in charge of the institution. The vice-chancellor left her UCT post on 3 March after a settlement between her and the university’s council. Zara owner Inditex, the world’s biggest fashion retailer, reported record profits for 2022 despite halting operations in Russia and soaring global inflation. ![]() These animals cannot chew or rip their food apart. That was not the point I was trying to make,” he wrote. How much do Anacondas Eat The bigger an anaconda is, the more food it consumes. “I apologise if my tweet caused hurt or created the wrong impression that a VC can’t lead and have fun at once. The News24 editor Adriaan Basson changed his tune and later apologised for his remarks about the former UCT vice-chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng While some of these facts may paint a pretty intimidating picture of the green anaconda, you can rest assured knowing that there aren’t really any legitimate cases of them eating a humanalthough they easily eat prey just as big (if not bigger). These teeth are not used for chewing food but for gripping onto prey so that an anaconda can position itself to wrap its coils around its prey. Its diet consists of mice, wild pigs, capybara, deer, iguanas, turtles, caimans, and even jaguars Anacondas have rows of sharp, needle-like teeth. It is also detrimental to the relationship between your foot soldiers and newsmakers.”ĪLSO READ: Feather Awards slammed over UCT’s Prof Phakeng nomination NEWS24 EDITOR APOLOGISES FOR TWEET ABOUT PROF PHAKENG Anacondas are opportunistic apex predators, which means that they usually don’t have any general plan and take advantage of any chance to have a tasty meal. Green anacondas don’t eat people as far as we know. An anaconda eats birds, reptiles and mammals. This is yet another example of how the conduct of newsroom managers further diminishes the confidence the news audience has in the media. Media personalities such asf Eusebius McKaiser, Dj Fresh, Aldrin Sampear, Thembisa Nxumalo Bonang, and Chriselda Lewis joined in the conversation and called Basson out for his statement.Īldrin Sampear commented, “No man Adriaan.
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