Council of the University of the Witwatersrand

Position

Incumbent

Other positions/achievements

Chair

Mr Sakumzi Macozoma
BA Hons (Unisa)

Chair:  Stanlib
Director: Standard Bank Group and Liberty Life
Chair: SAFIKA Holdings

Secretary to the Council

University Registrar:  Ms Kirti Menon
BA Hons (UDW) Hons (Unisa) MBA (De Montfort)

Members: Vice-Chancellor’s Office

The Vice-Principal

The Vice-Chancellor and Principal
Professor Loyiso Nongxa
BSc MSc (Fort Hare) DPhil (Oxon)

Professor Yunus Ballim
BSc(Eng) MSc PhD (Witwatersrand)

Appointed by the Vice-Chancellor

Professor P Fitzgerald
BA(Witwatersrand) MPA(Liv)

Appointed by the Minister of Education

Dr Randall Carolissen
MBA (Stellenbosch), M.Com (Tax) (North West)

Group Executive: SARS

Dr John Kani
Hon PhD DLitt (Rhodes)

Executive Trustee: Market Theatre Foundation; Founder & Director: Market Theatre Laboratory; and Chairperson: National Arts Council of South Africa

Dr S Moon

Elected by the Executive of Convocation

Professor Mamokgethi Setati
PhD (Wits)

Vice-Principal of Research and Innovation (Unisa)

Professor Kantilal Naik
BSc, Bed (Witwatersrand), UED, Med, DEd (Unisa)

Retired Professor, School of Computational and Applied Mathematics, University of the Witwatersrand

Elected by the Senate

Mr Aubrey Blecher
BSc (Witwatersrand), MSc, BSc(Hons) (Unisa)

Principal Tutor, School of Mathematics, University of the Witwatersrand

Professor Beatrys Lacquet
BSc(Hons) (Elect) M1ng (Elect) D1ng (RAU)

Dean, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
University of the Witwatersrand

Professor Mary Scholes
BSc(Hons) PhD (Witwatersrand)

School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences
University of the Witwatersrand

Professor C Albertyn

School of Law
University of the Witwatersrand 

Elected by the Deans of the Faculties

Professor Andrew Crouch
BScHons (Western Cape)

Dean: Faculty of Science, University of the Witwatersrand

Elected by the academic staff

Professor Gillian Eagle
BA Hons MA(Clin Psych) (Natal), PhD (Witwatersrand)

Professor, Dept of Psychology
University of the Witwatersrand

Elected by the support services staff

Mrs Adele Underhay

Administrator, University of the Witwatersrand

Appointed by the Premier of Gauteng

Mr B Ngobeni
BA(Hons) (Limpopo)

Gauteng Provincial Government

Appointed by the Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Council

Councillor Ruby Mathang

Councillor of Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Council

Elected by Donors

Mr Hylton Appelbaum
BA LLB (Witwatersrand)

Liberty Foundation

Dr Theunie Lategan
CA (SA)

Consultant

Appointed by the Council

Dr Brian Bruce
DEng (Stellenbosch)

Retired CEO Murray and Roberts

Mrs Elisabeth Bradley
BSc (OFS) MSc (London)

Retired CEO Wesco, Retired Board member Standard Bank and Sasol

Ms Justice Carole Lewis
BA LLB LLM (Witwatersrand)

Judge: Supreme Court of Appeal

Ms Phindile Nzimande
BA LLB (Witwatersrand)

CEO, EDI Holdings

Mr Sakumzi Macozoma
BAHons (Unisa)

Chair:  Stanlib
Director: Standard Bank Group and Liberty Life
Chair: SAFIKA Holdings

Mr Rob Hamer
CA(SA) ACA(UK)

Head: Investment Banking Division, Rand Merchant Bank

Dr Len Sizani
Dip.Dent.Ther., BChD (Medunsa)

General Dental Private Practitioner

Elected by the SRC

Mr S Mgudlwa

SRC President

Elected by the PGA

Mr A Tshabalala

Student Postgraduate Association

Appointed by NEDLAC

Mr Cas Coovadia
BCom (University College Natal)

CEO, Banking Association of SA

Mr Joe Mpisi

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