Unisa appoints first female VC
Professor Puleng LenkaBula has been appointed as the University of South Africa’s (Unisa) new principal and vice-chancellor.
She is the first female to hold the position since the university was established 148 years ago.
In a statement, the university said LenkaBula’s appointment was a unanimous decision from the Unisa council.
“Council is of the firm belief that this appointment bodes well for the future of our university, as we intensify our endeavour to move towards a fully-fledged open distance and eLearning dispensation and to solidify our stature as a truly African university in the service of humanity,” says the council’s chairperson Sakhi Simelane.
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“In Professor LenkaBula, we have appointed the right calibre of leader, who is student-centred and shares our institutional vision on decoloniality and transformation, knowledge-production, innovation and advancing the socio-economic development of South Africa, Africa and the world, in particular for the benefit of Africa. As council, we commit ourselves to providing her with the necessary support to ensure that she succeeds in taking our vision of transformation and excellent service delivery to the next level.”