Sector Leaders Call For Ethical Stewardship And Public Advocacy In Higher Education

Published On: 3 October 2026|

Conversations from the Chancellor’s & Vice-Chancellor’s Leadership Dialogue

Johannesburg – Chancellors occupy a unique place in South Africa’s higher education landscape; one that is defined not by executive authority, but rather by moral influence, ambassadorial presence and societal credibility.

This was the central theme of the roundtable discussion led by Archbishop Thabo Makgoba, Chancellor of the University of the Western Cape, at the recent Chancellors’ Thought Leadership Seminar hosted by Universities South Africa (USAf).

Drawing on lived experience, institutional memory and the collective reflections of participating chancellors, Archbishop Makgoba argued that chancellors are not ceremonial figures.

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