Meet the excellent black women taking over institutions of higher learning in Africa

Mamokgethi Phakeng

Professor Phakeng was in July this year named the vice chancellor of the University of Cape Town.  She is a highly respected professor of mathematics with over 80 research papers. She moved to the UCT in 2016 from the University of South Africa, where she was the vice-principal of research and innovation. She served as a deputy vice-chancellor, Research and Internationalisation, before her appointment as VC.

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