Sakhela Buhlungu

Sakhele Buhlungu is a South African academic and the current vice chancellor of University of Fort Hare. He is the former Dean of Humanities at University of Cape Town.[1][2]

Academic career

He holds academic positions from multiple South African universities. He began at University of the Witwatersrand. He was a Sociology lecturer at Wits (1996-2002), Senior lecturer (2002-2006), Associate professor (2006), head of the department of sociology (2006-2007) and became a full professor in 2006-2008). Buhlungu then became professor of sociology at University of Johannesburg (2008–2010) and University of Pretoria (2011-2013). In 2013 he was appointed vice dean of the faculty of humanities at the University of Pretoria.[3]

He was appointed as vice-chancellor of the University of Fort Hare in 2016, replacing Mvuyo Tom.

Professional experience
  • Teacher at Manzana High school Eastern cape (1983-1984)
  • Research trainee International labour research and information group (UCT)
  • Education officer PPWAWU(1987-1991)
  • Assistant general (PPWAWU) a COSATU affiliated union(1991-1992)
  • Writer for The Shop Steward (COSATU)1992-1994[4]
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References
  1. "University of Fort Hare appoints Prof Sakhela Buhlungu as new vice chancellor". Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  2. Macupe, Bongekile. "Pandor: How to fix former black universities". The M&G Online. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  3. "University of Fort Hare appoints UCT dean Sakhela Buhlungu as new vice chancellor | DESTINY Magazine". DESTINY Magazine. 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  4. https://www.ufh.ac.za/MediacCentre/News/Page]



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