By KOPANO MONAHENG

WE find great bosses in public and private sectors and many other places.

      Selecting the right person to hold a senior position in an organisation is not easy.           Her new task is to take the varsity to a higher level than it was before, and this is what Mangosuthu University of Technology did this Women’s Month.

   The university took it upon itself to appoint one of its female staff members as vice chancellor.

   Professor Nokuthula Sibiya has been an employee at MUT all these years, working up the ranks as Head of Department, Executive Dean, Deputy Vice Chancellor responsible for teaching and learning, as well as the Deputy Vice Chancellor for research innovation and engagement.

            She is the first woman to have occupied the senior position as vice chancellor since the establishment of the MUT 45 years ago.

    And since April 2022, MUT has been under the careful guidance of an administrator, whose role was to maintain the university’s governance and academic standards.

Said Sibiya: 

     “I am deeply honoured to lead MUT as its new Vice Chancellor.           This appointment is a collective victory for all women who aspire to break barriers and lead with purpose,” adding that MUT prides itself on empowering women to not only excel in their roles but also thrive in the demanding environment of higher institutions.

     This Women’s Month, according to the professor, it is important that women are recognised for the roles they play in their workplace and society.

     Nevertheless, as their success story reverberates, it is hoped that other learning institutions will follow suit, recognising the potential of a gender balanced workplace.