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Corporate Governance Prof. Mhango

Professor Mtendeweka Mhango: A Study

in Excellence in Corporate Governance and
Compliance

By: Advocate Mothepa Ndumo

rofessor Mtendeweka “Mtende” Mhango set the bar These kinds of preliminary
Pvery high in terms of administration and academics remarks, always replete
during his four year tenure as a Dean of the Faculty with references to the
of Law and a Professor. He was and continues to be a Statutes and/or internal
friend, mentor and brother to all of us in the Faculty and policies and plans, were
this piece honours his contributions to the Faculty of par for the course for
Law and the National University of Lesotho (NUL). Professor Mhango. I
often told him, “Prof. I am
In his last report to the Faculty Board as he departed furiously taking notes as I
from the NUL in October 2022, Professor Mhango grounded watch you operate”; oh you
his report in the policies and Statutes of the University best believe I was and still
thus demonstrating fidelity to corporate governance and am. In his ultra-modest
compliance principles. Whether it was him crafting policies way, Professor Mhango
for the University or taking the lead in the creation of the would deflect attention
Faculty of Law Strategic Plan, Professor Mhango always away from himself and
started with the policy and legal frameworks governing his refocus my attentions on
actions. As he delivered his report to the Board, Professor the deliverables.
Mhango made the following opening remarks,
Professor Mhango joined
“As you know, in terms of Statute 24(5) the Dean the Faculty of Law on Advocate Mothepa Ndumo
is responsible to the Faculty FIRST for the general the 3 of October 2018, a
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organization of the Faculty. Statute 24(5) means day before the Kingdom
that the Faculty is its own democracy when it of Lesotho’s Day of
comes to its general organization.” Independence which is on
the 4 of October 2018.
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