Previous Chancellors and VCs
University of South Africa and its predecessor, the University of the Cape of Good Hope
Chancellors of the University of the Cape of Good Hope, 1876 to 1918
The Hon. William Porter, 1876 – 1880
The Right Hon. Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere, 1880 – 1884
Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert, the Right Hon. the 4th Earl of Carnarvon, 1884 – 1890
Sir Langham Dale, 1890 – 1898
The Hon. Mr Justice Charles Thomas Smith, 1898 – 1901
H.R.H. Duke of Cornwall and York (later Prince of Wales and His Majesty King George V) 1901 – 1912
Field-Marshal H.R.H. Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, 1912 – 1918Vice-Chancellors of the University of the Cape of Good Hope, 1873 to 1918
Sir Langham Dale, 1873 – 1877; 1879 – 1882; 1884 – 1889
The Hon. Sir Charles Abercrombie Smith, 1877 – 1879; 1905 – 1911
The Ven. Hopkins Badnall, 1882 – 1884Justice Charles Thomas Smith, 1889 – 1893
The Rev. Canon George Ogilvie, 1893 – 1897
Sir Thomas Muir, 1897 – 1901
The Hon. Sir Ebenezer John Buchanan, 1901 – 1905
The Rev. Prof Thomas Walker, 1911 – 1913
Prof William Ritchie, 1913 – 1916
The Hon. Sir Malcolm William Searle, 1916 – 19181918: Government university bills are enacted creating three universities, two teaching universities, the University of Cape Town and the University of Stellenbosch, and one examining university, Unisa. The University of the Cape of Good Hope is incorporated into Unisa.
Chancellors of the University of South Africa, 1918 to 2012
Field-Marshal H.R.H, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, 1918 – 1942
Chief Justice the Right Hon. Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet, 1943 – 1951
Judge President the Hon. Gerhardus Jacobus Maritz, 1951 – 1957
Dr Francois Jean de Villiers, 1957 – 1977
Judge Victor Gustav Hiemstra, 1977 – 1987
Prof Theo van Wijk, 1989 – 1990
Dr Christoph Friedrich Garbers, September 1990 – 2000
Judge Bernard Makgabo Ngoepe, 2001 – 2012Vice-Chancellors of University of South Africa, 1918 to 1955
Prof Willem Jacobus Viljoen, 1918 – 1922
Sir John Ernest Adamson, 1922 – 1926
The Rev John Daniel Kestell, 1926 – 1928
Hugh Bryan, 1928 – 1930
Dr Nicolaas Marais Hoogenhout, 1930 – 1932
Dr Samuel Henri Pellissier, 1932 – 1934
Prof Marthinus Christoffel Botha, 1934 -1936
François Daniel Hugo, 1936 – 1938
Senator François Stephanus Malan, 1938 – 1940
Prof Ferdinand Postma, 1940 – 1944
Adv Alfred Adrian Roberts, 1944 – 1946
Dr Herman Heinrich Gerhard Kreft, 1946 – 1948
Dr Albertus Johannes Roux van Rhijn, 1948 – 1952
Prof Stephanus Petrus Erasmus Boshoff, 1952 – 1955Principals and Vice-Chancellors of the University of South Africa, 1953 to 2012
Prof Andries Jacobus Hendrik Johannes Van der Walt, Principal / Vice-Chancellor & Principal, 1953 – 1955
Prof Samuel Pauw, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, 1956 – 1972Prof Theo van Wijk, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, 1972 – 1988
Prof Jan Casper Gerhardus Janse van Vuuren, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, 1989 – 1993
Prof Marinus Wiechers, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, 1994 – 1997
Prof Antony Patrick Melck, Vice-Chancellor and Principal (acting) (1998 – 2001)
Prof Nyameko Barney Pityana, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, 2002 – 2010
Prof Mandla S Makhanya, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Current