University of Cape Town

Samuel Chetty has been a member of the UCT’s Professional, Administrative Support and Service Staff since 2013. He holds the post of Systems Administrator in the Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science. Samuel’s previous employment history includes Stellenbosch University, Sanlam Investments Management and University of Cape Town in the ICT Management environment.

After doing his undergraduate degree at the University of (KwaZulu) Natal, Rudzani Muloiwa trained as a paediatrician at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and the University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa, obtaining a Fellowship in Paediatrics with the Colleges of Medicines of South Africa (CMSA) in 2004. After this he completed an MSc in public health for developing countries at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). He has an interest in infectious diseases with a special emphasis on vaccine preventable diseases.

Professor Ntusi is the head of medicine and the clinical lead for cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) and cardiovascular computed tomography (CCT) at Groote Schuur Hospital and is appointed as a cardiologist, professor and chair of medicine in the Department of Medicine in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Cape Town (UCT).

Ezra Davids is the chairman of Corporate/M&A at Bowmans specialising in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and securities law.

Dianna Yach is currently chairperson of the Mauerberger Foundation Fund (MFF), privately established in 1936, which supports community-based and academic institutions in South Africa (Western Province), Israel and Ramallah. The MFF seeks to advance human rights and social justice by supporting ethical leaders in health, welfare, education, arts and culture, and sustainable environment matters.

Zama Khanyile is a fund manager at the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) and she is in charge of the uMnotho Fund that deals with acquisitions, new ventures and expansions.

Professor Danwood Chirwa has been the dean of the Faculty of Law since 1 January 2019.

Sidney van Heerden is the acting executive director of the Development and Alumni Department (DAD). DAD is a key role player in advancing the objectives of the university by aligning institutional advancement (fundraising and alumni strategies) with the university’s strategic plan (Vision 2030). DAD ensures that both fundraising and alumni relations strategies yield adequate resources to support the university’s mission at a time when higher education funding streams face significant challenges.