Council
The Council is the governing body of the University and is constituted of members appointed by the Minister of Education as well as representatives from the following bodies:
- Senate
- SRC
- Academic and non-academic staff
- The Convocation
Roles and responsibilities
The Council's responsibilities are subject to the Higher Education Act of 1997 and the CPUT Statute of May 2010.
The Council
- Makes Rules for the institution,
- Establishes Council committees and determines the functions and composition of each committee,
- Establishes, in consultation with the senate, joint committees of the council and the senate to perform functions which are common to the council and senate,
- Appoints all employees of the institution, but in the case of academic appointments, it may do so after consulting senate,
- Determines the student admission policy of the institution, after consultation with the senate,
- Determines, with the approval of the senate, the entrance requirements in respect of particular higher education programmes, the number of students who may be admitted for a particular higher education programme and the manner of their selection, and the minimum requirements for readmission to study at the institution,
- May, with the approval of the senate, refuse readmission to a student who fails to satisfy the minimum requirements for readmission, and
- Determines and provides student support services after consultation with the SRC.
(Source: CPUT Statute: Government Gazette, No. 33202. Republic of South Africa)
Council members
| Chairperson | Mapoma, Zuko (Adv) LLM (UNISA) MBA (UCT) | Member of the Cape Town Bar |
| Deputy Chairperson | Platzky, Laurine (Dr) PhD (ISS, Erasmus University) | Associate Professor: University of Cape Town |
| Ministerial Appointees | Rorisang Lebethe (Ms) BCom Accounting (Wits) | EXECUTIVE Finance Manager, Edcon |
| Easthorpe, Reynold (Mr) BCom (UNISA) | Business Owner: Shefa Enterprises/ Express Employment | |
| Ngxiza, Sonwabile (Mr) MPA (UCT) | Research and Content Support – Office of the Deputy Speaker, Parliament (RSA) | |
| Noviwe, Qegu (Ms) MSc. City Planning (Potchefstroom University) | Senior Associate Consultant: Mamphele Development Planners | |
| Convocation Representatives | Matiwane, Saziso (Mr) Honours Degree Public Admin (MANCOSA) | Regulatory Compliance Auditor Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board |
| Nyangiwe, Athenkosi (Mr) BA Hons (UWC) | Facilities Administrator (NSFAS) | |
| Council Appointees | Hadebe, Bheki (Mr) BTech (CPUT) MA (UNISA), Advanced Business Programme (DUT) | Member of Parliament (RSA) |
| Devcharran, Nirvani (Ms) | Executive Director: Pearson Institute | |
| Gumbi, Dumisani (Mr) LLM (UCT) | Group IT Governance Architect: Sanlam Group | |
| Groenewald, Liezl (Ms) MA (Wits) | Manager: Organisational Ethics - The Ethics Institute | |
| Dondashe, Nomveliso (Ms) B.Com Honours (Industrial Psychology) (UWC) | Provincial HR Business Partner/ HR Ops | |
| Son, Grant (Dr) PhD (University of Stellenbosch) | CEO: Batho Phahameng Engineering and Consulting | |
| CEO: Founder and Chairman - I Am Black Gold | ||
| Maseko, Joseph Mandla (Prof) PhD (Somerset University UK) | Executive Chairperson of the National Consumer Tribunal | |
| Dilotsotlhe, Kelebogile (Ms) M.Ed (Science Education) (Potchefstroom University) cum laude | ||
| Vacant | ||
| City of Cape Town Appointee | Ah-Sing, Fabian (Mr) BTech (CPUT) | Councillor: City of Cape Town |
| Donor Representative | Yach, Dianna (Aprof) LLM (University of London) | Chairperson: Mauerberger Foundation Fund [MFF] |
| Provincial Government Appointee | Platzky, Laurine (Dr) PhD (ISS, Erasmus University) | Associate Professor: University of Cape Town |
| Executive Management | Nhlapo, Chris (Prof) PhD (Potchefstroom University) | Vice-Chancellor |
| Balkaran, Rishidaw (Prof) PhD | Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Teaching and Learning | |
| Phaho, David (Dr) PhD | Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research, Technology Innovation and Partnerships (RTIP) | |
| Senate Representatives | Kioko, Joseph (Prof) PhD (University of Natal) | Acting Dean: Faculty of Applied Sciences |
| Sosibo, Zilungile (Aprof) PhD (Northern Illinois University) | Senior lecturer, CPUT | |
| Academic Representatives | Helsby, Claire (Ms) MCom (University of Stellenbosch) | Lecturer, CPUT |
| Msomi, Velaphi (Dr) PhD (CPUT) | ||
| Non-academic Representatives | Kunene, Thembile (Mr) BA (UWC) | Debtors Clerk, CPUT |
| Nkwana, Sello (Mr) BTech (CPUT) | Manager: End-User Computing, CPUT | |
| Student Representatives | Swartbooi, Phinda (Ms) | CSRC: President |
| Ganyile, Nonele (Ms) | CSRC: Secretary General | |
Last updated: 20 May 2019 (SD)
