Zeblon Vilakazi

Zeblon Zenzele Vilakazi
Vice-Chancellor and Principal of University of the Witwatersrand
In office
1 January 2021 – present
ChancellorJudy Dlamini
Preceded byAdam Habib
Personal details
Born (1969-04-03) 3 April 1969 (age 55)
Katlehong, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa
Alma materEuropean Centre for Nuclear Research (PhD)
ProfessionPhysicist
University administrator
Scientific career
Institutions

Zeblon Zenzele Vilakazi FRS (born 3 April 1969) has been Vice Chancellor of the Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa since 1 January 2021.[1] Professor Vilakazi is a nuclear physicist.[2][3] Prior to his promotion, he was Vice-Principal and Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Postgraduate Studies. He speaks French, German, Russian, Xhosa, Zulu, Siswati (Mother tongue), Sesotho, Afrikaans and English.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Wits appoints Zeblon Vilakazi as new vice-chancellor". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  2. ^ "2020-06 - Top nuclear physicist to lead Wits - Wits University". www.wits.ac.za. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  3. ^ Moyo, Admire (15 July 2020). "Prof Vilakazi looks to build high-tech start-up ecosystem around Wits". ITWeb. Retrieved 9 March 2021.