Sibongile Muthwa

Sibongile Muthwa is the Vice-Chancellor of Nelson Mandela University, South Africa, and former Chairperson of Universities South Africa (USAf). She has a distinguished career both in South Africa and internationally, working in both development and public sector institutions and academia. Between 2010 and 2017, she was the Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Institutional Support at Nelson Mandela University. Before joining Mandela University, she served as Director-General of the Eastern Cape Provincial Government (2004 and 2010) South Africa, and the Director of the University of Fort Hare Institute of Government. Sibongile is deeply committed to gender justice, social inclusion, and active democratic participation. Accordingly, she serves on several Boards and advisory structures and publishes scholarly work in these thematic areas.