Mamokgethi Phakeng

The US musician, who has a history of violence against women, is set to perform in Johannesburg

Acting chief executive says he still has work to do in his financial role at the utility

Council said it would withdraw all allegations, including that Phakeng misled the senate and had a role in the resignation of executives

Meeting postponed to January as Phakeng faces mounting opposition to her leadership at the divided campus, including accusations of flouting governance processes

The university is being torn by a crisis of governance which has seen growing antipathy to vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng’s leadership

The former deputy at the centre of the row was accused of misrepresenting her credentials

She is accused of flouting governance processes, along with council chair Babalwa Ngonyama, particularly regarding the exit of deputy vice-chancellor Lis Lange

There are only six women vice-chancellors in SA, and progress in eliminating gender bias is slow

How the UCT vice chancellor used education to transcend circumstance

South Africa’s first black female doctor of mathematics , Mamokgethi Phakeng, is now a top British UK university’s first ‘illustrious visiting professor’.

Many people will be experiencing the destruction to the campus after the blaze for the first time, having previously seen only photos of the aftermath

Clean-up operations and repairs to infrastructure are being initiated, while the full extent of the damage wrought by the fire is still being assessed

The Rhodes Memorial Fire is still not under control as strong winds fuel the blazes, which have spread to the residential area of Vredehoek

Diversity in terms of race, class, gender, sexuality and ability is critical to the field’s advancement.

UCT vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng talks to Nicolene de Wee about transformation, the bullying claims against her, and her passion for music