8 - ‘Makererization’: Politics, Leadership and Management at the University of Botswana from 2011-2017

I recently visited a friend in Soweto to pay my condolences after his wife died. While was still the process of greeting bereaved friend, he said me, “Thabo, understand that you are new Vice Chancellor for University Botswana, you”!Professor Thabo FakoThis article examines an aspect higher education leadership and university management through critical appraisal style tenure Professor Fako as (VC) Botswana (UB) from 2011 2017 attempts dismantle reforms predecessor. It addresses important role played by intersection between character, political strategy administrative reform. The thus manner which these concurrently affect democratic good corporate governance at institutions, well risks they pose engendering widespread fear institutional paralysis. is written against backdrop paper 2004 this VC castigating organizational restructuring undertaken UB during period. argues state intervention selection appointment stalled reform introduced leader rendered paranoid process. ‘Makererization’ used here refer marginalization government reduced funding VC’s persecution staff students.