Management
The management structure of the University of Cape Town.
| Academic Development Programme | Associate Professor Abongwe Bangeni (1 January 2024 to 31 December 2026) |
| Accounting, College of | Associate Professor Goolam Modack (1 July 2025 to 30 June 2030) |
| African Feminist Studies | Associate Professor Benita Moolman (1 January 2025 to 31 December 2026) |
| African Studies & Linguistics | *Professor Suren Pillay (1 August 2023 to 30 June 2026) |
| Anaesthesia | Associate Professor Gladness Nethate Permanent |
| Anthropology | Dr Kharnita Mohamed (1 January 2026 to 31 December 2028) |
| Archaeology | Associate Professor Deano Stynder (1 January 2022 to 31 December 2026) |
| Architecture, Planning & Geomatics | *Associate Professor Alta Steenkamp (1 August 2024 to 31 July 2029) |
| Astronomy | Associate Professor Sarah-Louise Blyth (1 January 2024 to 31 December 2026) |
| Biological Sciences | Associate Professor Colin Attwood (1 January 2024 to 31 December 2026) |
| Chemical Engineering | *Professor Niyi Isafiade (1 January 2024 to 31 December 2028) |
| Chemistry | Associate Professor Clive Oliver (1 January 2025 to 31 December 2029) |
| Civil Engineering | *Professor Mark Zuidgeest (1 January 2023 to 31 December 2027) |
| Commercial Law | Ada Ordor (1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026) |
| Computer Science | *Professor Michelle Kuttel (1 January 2024 to 31 December 2028) |
| Construction Economics and Management | *Professor Manya Mooya (1 March 2021 to 28 February 2026) |
| Economics | *Professor Efi Nikolaidou (1 January 2024 to 31 December 2026) |
| Education | *Associate Professor Lesley Powell (1 January 2026 to 31 December 2028) |
| Electrical Engineering | *Professor Azeem Khan (1 January 2024 to 31 December 2028) |
| English Literary Studies | *Professor Hedley Twidle (1 January 2024 to 31 December 2026) |
| Environmental and Geographical Science | *Associate Professor Pippin Anderson (1 July 2021 to 30 June 2027) |
| Family, Community, and Emergency Care | *Professor Tasleem Ras Permanent |
| Film and Media Studies | *Professor Adam Haupt (1 January 2021 to 30 June 2026) |
| Finance and Tax | Dr Lucian Pitt (1 January 2022 to 31 December 2026) |
| Fine Art, School of | *Professor Fritha Langerman (1 January 2026 to 30 June 2028) |
| Geological Sciences | Associate Professor Johann Diener (1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026) |
| Graduate School of Business | Dr Catherine Duggan (1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026) |
| Health and Rehabilitation Sciences | *Professor Roshan Galvaan (1 May 2022 to 31 July 2027) |
| Health Sciences Education | *Professor Jacky van Wyk (1 February 2022 to 31 January 2027) |
| Historical Studies | *Professor Adam Mendelsohn (1 January 2023 to 31 December 2027) |
| Human Biology | Professor Ernesta Meintjes (1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026) |
| Information Systems | *Professor Irwin Brown (1 July 2025 to 31 December 2028) |
| Integrative Biomedical Sciences | *Professor Darrin Martin (1 October 2025 to 30 September 2030) |
| Knowledge and Information Stewardship | *Dr Andiswa Mfengu (1 May 2025 to 30 April 2028) |
| Languages and Literature, School of | Associate Professor Markus Arnold (1 July 2023 to 31 July 2028) |
| Management Studies, School of | Associate Professor David Maralack (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2027) |
| Mathematics and Applied Mathematics | Associate Professor David Erwin (1 January 2026 to 31 December 2030) |
| Mechanical Engineering | *Professor Tunde Bello-Ochende (1 January 2025 to 31 December 2029) |
| Medicine | *Professor Mashiko Setshedi (Permanent) |
| Molecular and Cell Biology | Associate Professor Suhail Rafudeen (1 January 2022 to 31 December 2026) |
| Music, South African College of | *Professor Andrew Lilley (1 January 2026 to 31 December 2027) |
| Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance | TBC |
| Obstetrics and Gynaecology | *Professor Mushi Matjila (Permanent) |
| Oceanography | *Professor Marcello Vichi (1 January 2025 to 31 December 2027) |
| Paediatrics and Child Health | *Professor Rudzani Muloiwa (Permanent) |
| Pathology | *Professor Komala Pillay (1 July 2022 to 30 June 2027) |
| Philosophy | *Professor Bernhard Weiss (1 July 2021 to 31 December 2026) |
| Physics | Associate Professor Steve Peterson (1 January 2022 to 31 December 2026) |
| Political Studies | Associate Professor Zwelethu Jolobe (1 January 2022 to 31 December 2026) |
| Private Law | *Professor Francois Du Toit (1 January 2026 to 31 December 2028) |
| Psychiatry and Mental Health | *Professor Jackie Hoare (1 February 2026 to 30 April 2026) |
| Psychology | *Prof Wahbie Long (1 January 2025 to 31 December 2027) |
| Public Health and Family Medicine, School of | *Professor Susan Cleary (1 August 2022 to 31 July 2027) |
| Public Law | *Professor Alexander Paterson (1 May 2025 to 30 April 2028) |
| Radiation Medicine | Dr Sulaiman Moosa (1 January 2024 to 30 April 2026) |
| Department for the Study of Religions | *Professor Elisabetta Porcu (1 July 2022 to 30 June 2027) |
| Social Development and Social Work | Associate Professor Leon Holtzhausen (1 January 2025 to 31 December 2026) |
| Sociology | *Associate Professor Nomkhosi Gama (1 January 2025 to 31 December 2027) |
| Statistical Sciences | *Professor Freedom Gumedze (1 January 2026 to 31 December 2030) |
| Surgery | *Professor Lydia Cairncross (1 January 2023 to 31 December 2027) |
| Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies, Centre for | Dr Mbongeni Mtshali (1 January 2024 to 31 December 2027) |