Rhodes university chancellor

Cecil rhodes university
Dr phethiwe matutu
Dr mabizela krugersdorp

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MESSAGE BY MR VUYO D.KAHLA, CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL OF RHODES UNIVERSITY ON THE APPOINTMENT OF DR SIZWE MABIZELA AS THE 6TH PRINCIPAL AND VICE CHANCELLOR OF RHODES UNIVERSITY

I have great pleasure in announcing that on 8 October 2014, the Council of Rhodes University unanimously approved the appointment of Dr. Sizwe Mabizela as the 6^th Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Rhodes University with effect from 1 November 2014. This appointment is for a period of seven years and may be extended for a further term determined by the Council of the University at its discretion.

Following the resignation of Dr. Saleem Badat as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Rhodes University to pursue a career with the Mellon Foundation in the United States of America; the Council, after consultation with the University's Senate and the Institutional Forum, determined a process to select the next Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University. This process was driven by a Selection Committee chaired by the Chairman of Council and consisting of nominees of all the major stakeholders of the Un

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Rhodes University to celebrate the inauguration of Dr Sizwe Mabizela

The first black African Vice-Chancellor of the 110-year-old institution, Dr Sizwe Mabizela will outline his vision during the inauguration ceremony at the 1820 Settler’s National Monument on Friday, 27 February 2015.

Commenting about being the first black African Vice-Chancellor at Rhodes University, Dr Mabizela said: "I don't want us to be hung up on this. For me it is whether the university has identified a suitable and competent person to serve as its Vice-Chancellor and provide leadership for the institution at this time.

Dr Mabizela has been at Rhodes for 10 years. He was the frontrunner for the position of Vice-Chancellor, out of 17 applications.

Prior to his appointment as Vice-Chancellor, he served as Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Academic and Student Affairs since 2008. He was a Professor of Mathematics and Head of the Department of Mathematics (Pure and Applied) from 2004 to 2008.

Following the resignation of Dr Badat as Vice-Chancellor of Rhodes University in July 2014 to take up a

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Sizwe Mabizela was appointed vice-chancellor of Rhodes University in October 2014. He was deputy vice-chancellor at the university since 2008.

Dr. Mabizela holds a B Sc, B Sc Honours, and M Sc degrees from the University of Fort Hare. He completed his B Sc Honours in Mathematics cum laude in 1984 and his Masters in Mathematics in 1985. In 1986 he had a brief stint at the University of Zululand as a junior lecturer in the Department of Mathematics before accepting an Educational Opportunities Council (EOC) scholarship to pursue his doctoral studies at the Pennsylvania State University in the USA.

After completing his PhD he was offered and accepted a lectureship at the University of Cape Town in 1992. He rose through the academic ranks at the University of Cape Town until he became an Associate Professor and deputy Head of the department of Pure and Applied Mathematics. In 2004 he was offered the Chair and Headship of the Department of Mathematics at Rhodes University.

Dr Mabizela’s research field is Abstract Approximation Theory, a subfield of Functional Analysis. He has publi