Transformation Strategy Group (TSG)

Members (2026):

• Professor Pamela Dube — (Group Chairperson and Vice-Chancellor & Principal), the Central University of Technology
• Professor Hester Klopper – (Deputy Chairperson and Vice-Chancellor), University of the Free State.
• Dr Sianne Alves — University of Cape Town
• Dr Sibusiso Chalufu — North-West University
• Mr Jerome September — University of the Witwatersrand
• Dr Saloschini Pillay — University of KwaZulu-Natal
• Professor Andrè Keet — Nelson Mandela University
• Dr Phethiwe Matutu — Universities SA (ex officio member)

Priority focus areas for 2026

• The interface of digital and social transformation in SA higher education
• Student Success and Throughput: Sustainable food systems for higher education