Prof Tshilidzi Marwala of the University of Johannesburg is moving to Japan to become rector of the UN University.
Chair of the UJ council Mike Teke said Marwala, the university’s vice-chancellor, will stay on at UJ for the next eight months to ensure there is a smooth transition as it undertakes the search for his successor.
Marwala will be the first African to assume the role at the Tokyo-based university, said Teke. “We congratulate Prof Marwala on this outstanding achievement, and we are proud that one of our own has attained such an honour.” Prof Thuli Madonsela, the law trust chair in social justice at Stellenbosch University, has meanwhile been elected chairperson of the management board of the Cities Alliance. This is a global partnership fighting urban poverty and supporting cities to deliver sustainable development, hosted by the UN office for project services.
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