UCT - Key Persons


A new MOU

A new MOU must be completed ONLY if the fellow enters a new project and is mentored by a new Principal Investigator.

Abbigale van der Westhuizen

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  • Senior Clerk

Abigail Dixon

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  • Recruitment Administrator

Abigail Overmeyer

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  • HR Business Partner

Akhona Gaji

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  • HR Administrator

Alan Pifer

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  • Research Award for Socially Responsive Research / College of Fellows' Young Researcher Award

Albert Baloyi

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  • Senior Data Analyst

Alison Tomlinson

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  • HR Business Partner

Amanda Bessick

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  • Senior Officer
Senior Officer: Postgraduate Studies and Researcher Development

Amanda Raman

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  • Administrative Officer

Ambrance Titus

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  • Senior Funding Officer

Anelisa Dabula

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  • Research
Anelisa Dabula holds a Bachelor of Social Science in Geography and Environmental Management and a Master's degree in Population Studies both obtained from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Her Masters research was based on social issues with strong ties to adolescents which made her conduct her research on father-to-child relationships through the perspectives of young fathers in which she hoped to identify the dynamics young fathers faced in their journey of fatherhood. Her background is in developmental economics, migration, fertility, sexual and reproductive health and rights of gender and inequality, educational development and adolescent health. Human Geography has become the current focus for her PhD in Geography and Environmental Management. Apart from her position as a research assistant at Morris Webb Research Relations (an institution within UKZN), her work experience has exposed her to working closely with students through Student support services. Within Student support services she worked as an academic mentor and advisor, tutor and team leader for the Academic Monitoring Support at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

Ashleigh Kadalie

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  • Digital Information Assistant

Avani Naidoo

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  • HR Administrator

Ayanda Mthethwa

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  • Communication & Marketing Specialist: Global Engagement

Ayanda Nhlumayo

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  • Administrative Officer: General Awards

Barbara Jones

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  • HR Business Partner
  • Research
HR Business Partner:Research Office; Research Contracts & Innovation; Institutional Planning Department; International Academic Programmes Office; Postgraduate Funding Office; DSA ED's Office; Student Development; Student Financial Aid; Student Wellness Services Barbara Jones has a Master's degree in Education (Curriculum Development) from the University of Cape Town, and a strong background and continuing interest in adult education. She has considerable and varied experience as a freelance higher education researcher, most notably on projects investigating Recognition of Prior Learning practices in higher education institutions and on flexible and blended learning and teaching in higher education. Access to and success in higher education has also been a focus of several research projects in which she has collaborated. In the last few years she has been working as a Curriculum Development Specialist, first at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology and presently at the University of the Western Cape.

Barbara Mapara

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  • Director

Barnard Fuller


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Bheki Mkhize

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  • UCTRF Deputy Principal Officer

Carl Millward

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  • Administrative Assistant

Caroll Lakey

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  • User Support Officer

Carolyn Newton

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  • Director

Celene Floris

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  • Administrative Officer

Chantal Swartz

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  • Senior Manager

Chantel Reed

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  • Manager

Charmaine Ehrenreich

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  • External Bursary Officer

Cheng-Wen Huang

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  • Research
Cheng-Wen Huang completed her PhD in Education at the University of Cape Town. She has worked as a lecturer in English at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen) as well as a researcher on the Commonwealth Digital Education Leadership Training in Action project at CILT, University of Cape Town. Her research areas include multimodal social semiotics, academic literacies, argumentation, digital literacies, open education, social justice and assessment.

Cherise Llewellyn

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  • Organisational Development Officer

Cheryl Hodgkinson-Williams

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  • Research Consultant

Cheryl Samuel

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  • Head

Christina Pather

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  • Director

Clyde Henney

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  • Employee Relations Manager

Craig Alexander

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  • HR Administration Manager

Craig Bodkin

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  • HR Administrator

Danica Bowran

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  • on - Site Healthcare Consultant from PSG

Debra De Gouveia-Meyer

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  • Healthcare Specialist

Desne Jodamus

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  • Senior Officer

Dr Alexandra Sutherland

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  • Coordinator
Coordinator: Researcher Development (Social Sciences /

Dr Amanda Claassen-Smithers

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  • Coordinator
Coordinator: Researcher Development Academy (Science stream)

Dr Charles Masango

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  • Coordinator
Coordinator: Researcher Development (Social Sciences Stream)

Dr Dheshnie Keswell

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  • Manager: Researcher Development

Dr Dionne Miles

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  • Senior Manager

Dr Glenda Cox

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  • Advisor

Dr Jonathan Dugas

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  • Senior Proposal Development Specialist

Dr Linda Mtwisha

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  • Executive Director

Dr Lyn Horn

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  • Director

Dr Sarita Groenewald

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  • Biosafety and Biosecurity Specialist

Dr Tabisa Mayisela

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  • Principal Investigator

Emile van Wyk

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  • Administrative Officer: Postdoctoral Administration

Eric Nosilela

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  • Registry Assistant

Erica van Wyk-Mias

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  • Administrative Officer

Fatima Parker

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  • HR Business Partner

Fawwaaz Davids

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  • Specialist

Fazeela Felton

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  • Personal Assistant / Administrative Assistant to Director

Gavin Matthee

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  • Manager, HRB

Gay Tyler

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  • HR Business Partner

Gaynor May

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  • Benefits Senior Secretary

Gill Wilscott

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  • Credit Controller: Student Debt

Hayley Mackrill

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  • Senior Finance Officer

Helen Duncan

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  • HR Systems Training & User Experience Specialist

Helene Appollis

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  • HR Business Partner

Henry Trotter

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  • Scoping Researcher

Ian Petersen

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  • Recruitment Administrator

Isha Dilraj

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  • Project Manager

Itebogeng Olifant

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  • Manager

Jacky Sylvester

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  • International Grants Coordinator

Janine Carlse

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  • Development Specialist

Janine Ramandh

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  • Administrative Assistant

Jayne Alexander

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  • Senior Officer

Jess Oosthuizen

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  • Administrative Officer

Jolene Fransman

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  • Proposal Development Specialist

Joy Henry

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  • Operations Manager

Julietta Esterhuizen

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  • Digital Information Assistant
  • HR Administrative Assistant

Kareema Poggenpoel

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  • Appointments Assistant

Karen Bergsma

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  • Benefits & Exits Officer

Karin Smit

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  • Talent Development Manager

Khalied Hanslo

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  • Support Officer

Kim Engelbrecht

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  • HR Administrative Assistant

Kiran Maharaj


Kirsty Holmes

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  • Manager
  • Organisational Design Specialist

Latiefa Jattiem

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  • Administrative Officer

Laura Czerniewicz

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  • Advisor

Lee Jacobs

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  • Administrative Assistant
  • Bookkeeper

Lee-Anne Koeries

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  • HR Administration Team Leader

Leigh Wentzel

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  • Manager

Lerato Sibanda

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  • HR Administrator
HR Administrator: Hub 1: ICTS; Communication & Marketing; Development & Alumni Department; Office for Inclusivity & Change; Research Contracts & Innovation; Research Office & Postgraduate Funding Office; Faculty of Health Sciences Finance

Lesleen Shears

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  • Administrative Assistant

Lily Nombombo

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  • Recruitment Manager ( Acting )

Linzee Arendse

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  • Director
  • Manager, HRB

Lisa Williams

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  • Senior Administrative Officer

Loren Engel

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  • Customer Liaison Officer

Lorraine Valentine

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  • Senior Officer

Lucille van Eeden

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  • HR Business Partner

Lulama Sibiya

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  • HR Business Partner
  • Manager
HR Business Partner: Properties & Services (Capital Planning & Design, Executive Director's Office; Health & Safety; Maintenance & Operations, Systems & Technology; Programme Mgt; Traffic; Transport; Commercial Development; Environmental Sustainability)

Lungi Mbane

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  • Social Benefits Administrative Assistant: Staff Wellness, Appointments, Healthcare and Benefits

Lwazi Ndukwana

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  • Administrative Officer

Marcel Du Toit

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  • Employee Relations Specialist

Mary Yiga

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  • Recruitment Advisor

Maryke King

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  • HR Business Partner

Meki Mpapama

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  • Recruitment Advisor

Melissa Abrahams

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  • Senior Coordinator

Melissa Dingwall

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  • Administrative Assistant

Melissa Patience


Michelle Jacobs

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  • Director
  • Compensation & Benefits Specialist

Monique Antohnie

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  • HR Business Partner

Muhsin Parker

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  • HR Business Partner

Mukhtar Raban

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  • Lecturer
  • Research
Research themes: Blended Learning; Innovative Leadership Mukhtar Raban is a lecturer in the Faculty of Arts at Nelson Mandela University. After teaching in English as a Second Language (ESL) programmes in colleges in the Middle East, he joined the university's Applied Language Studies department. His teaching practices focus on technology-enhanced language learning with a particular focus on blended learning and related pedagogies. He was awarded the university's ‘Excellent Teacher of the Year' in 2015. His research interests include technology-enhanced learning, blended learning, digital humanities, and humanising and critical pedagogies. He has presented at local and international conferences and serves as an official learning and teaching advisor to the International Open University in Malawi and Gambia. He is currently reading towards a PhD in education with a focus on critical digital pedagogies for language learning and teaching.

Nabeelah Regal

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  • Law

Naeema Brey

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  • Director
  • Executive Director

Najwa Sydow-Phillips

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  • HR Business Partner

Nalinee Maharaj

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  • Manager, HRB

Naseema Sayed

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  • HR Systems Specialist

Natalie le Roux

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  • Senior Manager

Natasha Khan

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  • Recruitment Administrator

Nicole Cornelius

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  • HR Administrator
HR Administrator: Hub 1: Faculty of Health Sciences (Dept of Pathology; Dept of Human Biology; Faculty Office (Dean's Office, Comms & Marketing, Faculty Operations, Academic Administration & Research Directorate); Dept of Surgery

Nicole George

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  • HR Administrator

Nicolene Balfour

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  • HR Administration Team Leader

Nocky Bobo

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  • Senior Officer

Noel Idas

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  • Payroll Super User

Nomonde Sikiti


Nondwe Lefume

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  • HR Administrator

Nosi Kutu

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  • Administrative Assistant

Nthabiseng Irene Stuurman

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  • Customer Liaison & External Bursary Assistant

Ntobeko Mbuyisa


Nura Brandreth

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  • Learning & Development Co - Ordinator

Nuraan Kafaar

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  • Administrative Assistant : General Awards

Pamela Hendricks

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  • Organisational Design Co - Ordinator

Patrick Ncuku

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  • HR Business Partner

Paula Saner

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  • Manager

Penny Fabre

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  • UCTRF Principal Officer

Portia Sithole

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  • Science

Prince Khoza

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  • Senior Coordinator

Prof Mattia Vaccari

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  • Director

Prof Thierry Luescher

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  • Director
Director: Postgraduate Studies and Researcher Development

Quinton Johnson

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  • International Office Director
International Office Director Quinton Johnson, PhD, is delighted to announce that UCT has launched a groundbreaking collaborative dual degree programme with French university Sciences Po.

Robyn Coraizin

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  • HR Administrator

Robyn Udemans

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  • Coordinator: Research Support

Ronel de Swardt

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  • Faculty Principal Coordinators
  • Senior Coordinator

Roshan Sonday

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  • Programme Manager

Rushda Alawie

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  • HR Business Partner

Sabrina Kalu

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  • HR Administrator

Samantha Johnson

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  • Recruitment Advisor

Sara Black

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  • Research
Research themes: Innovative Culture; From Communities of Practice to LSS Sara Black has worked in public education for 12 years as a teacher, analyst and researcher. In August 2019 she submitted her PhD which examines how key policies in the basic educator sector reproduce existing inequalities in high schools. She has also worked in teacher development, heading up the Newly Qualified Teachers Project at UCT for its first two years, and mentoring pre- and in-service teachers across Cape Town. Her research interests include the privatisation of public education, the role of teacher unions in education leadership and change, education philosophy and critical policy sociology. Sara is passionate about radical social justice and removing barriers to powerful ideas and knowledge. A bit of a nerd, she likes to read social theory, and regularly participates in reading groups and popular education initiatives with other like-minded activists and scholars. In a prior life she worked as a software developer in the private sector. When not hiding behind a book, she's normally found running the mountains with her hound, growing something pretty or tasty in her garden, or comfortably wedged behind a piano.

Sarah Donlin

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  • HR Business Partner

Sarah Marriott

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  • Communication & Marketing Specialist: Internal Communication and EResearch

Sarah Schäfer

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  • Research Data Specialist

Shakeelah Lottering

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  • Administrative Assistant

Shanaaz Jaffer

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  • Recruitment Advisor

Shanaaz Kalam

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  • Junior Administrative Assistant

Sibongile Dano-Bopape


Sibongile Fatyi

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  • Administrative Officer

Sifiso Ndovela

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  • Employee Relations Specialist

Simangele Gwala

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  • HR Business Partner

Siobhan Evans

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  • HR Systems Manager

Stacey-Lee Harrison

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  • Manager

Sue Gredley

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  • Research
Research themes: Recognition of Prior Learning; Funding for Access Susan is a PhD candidate at the University of the Western Cape (UWC); her doctoral research explores socially just pedagogies in higher education through the lens of participatory parity. She holds an Honours in English and a Masters in Adult Education from the University of Cape Town (UCT). Over the past ten years Susan has worked in a range of academic roles and spaces at UCT and UWC. At UCT she has been involved in teaching and convening roles in the Writing Centre, Disabilities Studies Unit, English Department, and the UCT Global Citizenship Programme. At UWC she has for the past decade worked closely with the Women's and Gender Studies department in various teaching and research roles, most recently convening and lecturing on two of the undergraduate gender studies courses. Susan's work and studies at UWC and UCT have reinforced her interest in exploring socially just ways of teaching, learning and engaging with students who are in turn motivated to contribute to the urgent project of social transformation in South Africa. When not involved in academic pursuits she loves running, reading, exploring local spaces, and quality time with her dog Lexi.

Sukaina Walji

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  • Advisor

Suraya Azam

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  • Senior Administrative Officer

Susan Williams

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  • Wellness Officer

Sylvia Prime

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  • Fees Operations & External Bursary Liaison / 27 ( 0 ) 21 650 2142

Tamson Adams

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  • Administrative Assistant

Tess Cartmill

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  • Project Manager

Thando Mdaka

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  • Research Integrity Coordinator

Thina Tladi

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  • Administrative Assistant: Knowledge Co - Op

Thomas King

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  • Project Curator

Tina Mkosi

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  • Customer Liaison Officer

Tina Seale

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  • Senior Manager

Tracy Moore

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  • Recruitment Administrator

Tsakani Mtileni

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  • Coordinator: Grants Management

Wendy Newman

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  • HR Administrator
HR Administrator: Hub 1: Faculty of Health Sciences (Dept of Paediatrics & Child Health; Dept of Health & Rehab Sciences; Dept of Obstetrics & Gynaecology; Institute for Infectious Diseases & Molecular Medicine) Faculty of Health Sciences (Dept of Psychiatry & Mental Health)

Werner van der Ross

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  • Coordinator

William Fourie

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  • Administrative Officer

Wilna Venter

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  • Research Collaboration Specialist

Yaseen Moollatjie

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  • Employee Relations Specialist

Yumna Gamildien

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  • Retirement Officer

Yuzrah Abass

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  • Senior Appointments Officer

Yvonne Hlakanyana

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  • Credit Controller: Student Debt

Zahrah Matthews

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  • Recruitment Advisor

Zam Ndzotyana

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  • Senior Officer: Research Support

Zoe Cosmopoulos

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  • Payroll and Business Risk Manager

Zola Mtwana

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  • Accountant