Zeblon Vilakazi

Zeblon Zenzele Vilakazi
Vice-Chancellor and Principal of University of the Witwatersrand
In office
1 January 2021 – present
ChancellorJudy Dlamini
Preceded byAdam Habib
Personal details
Born (1969-04-03) 3 April 1969
Katlehong, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa
SpouseMary Vilakazi
Alma materEuropean Centre for Nuclear Research (PhD) University of the Witwatersrand (MSc) University of Manchester (BSc)
ProfessionPhysicist
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.