Zeblon Vilakazi
Zeblon Zenzele Vilakazi | |
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| Vice-Chancellor and Principal of University of the Witwatersrand | |
| In office 1 January 2021 – present | |
| Chancellor | Judy Dlamini |
| Preceded by | Adam Habib |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 April 1969 |
| Spouse | Mary Vilakazi |
| Alma mater | European Centre for Nuclear Research (PhD) University of the Witwatersrand (MSc) University of Manchester (BSc) |
| Profession | Physicist University administrator |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | |
Zeblon Zenzele Vilakazi FRS (born 3 April 1969) is a South African nuclear physicist and university administrator currently serving as vice-chancellor and principal of Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa. Prior to his promotion, he was vice-principal and deputy vice-chancellor for research and postgraduate studies.
Vilakazi speaks French, German, Russian, Xhosa, Zulu, Siswati (mother tongue), Sesotho, Afrikaans and English.