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"Ann Bernstein",
"Central University Of Technology",
"Convocation",
"democratic centralism",
"Durban University Of Technology",
"Madlanga commission",
"Mangosuthu University Of Technology",
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"textContent": "For all we know, the higher education sector might even have some senior managers who aid and abet institutional capture, just like the Madlanga Commission has outed some high-ranking police officers alleged to have facilitated police capture",
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