Father of OBE says "ditch it"
Posted by Ingrid Thomson | 3 Nov, 2008According to a story on IOL, leading academics including the self-proclaimed father of OBE, Dr William Spady, says that it is time to ditch it. Dr Spady is quoted as saying that South Africa had "completely missed the boat" in understanding the concept. He said he had distanced himself from the South African version.
This follows calls by our former VC, Dr Mamphela Ramphele, to do away with OBE.