Njabulo Ndebele
Njabulo Ndebele | |
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| Born | Njabulo Simakahle Ndebele 4 July 1948 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Occupation | Academic, writer |
| Alma mater | University of Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland; University of Cambridge; University of Denver |
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Njabulo Simakahle Ndebele (born 4 July 1948) is a South African academic and writer of fiction who is the former vice-chancellor and principal of the University of Cape Town (UCT). On 16 November 2012, he was inaugurated as the chancellor of the University of Johannesburg.
He served on the board of the Nelson Mandela Foundation from its establishment in 2003, and as its chairperson for more than a decade, until his retirement, handing over the position in 2024 to Naledi Pandor.