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ASSAf announces appointments of Professor Shireen Motala as Vice-President and Professor Letlhokwa Mpedi to Council

Academy of Science of South AfricaRef: https://www.assaf.org.za/2026/07/21/assaf-announces-appointments-of-professor-shireen-motala-as-vice-president-and-professor-letlhokwa-mpedi-to-council/

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Collected on 28 July 2026

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What this means

The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) announces the appointment of Professor Shireen Motala as Vice-President of the Academy and Professor Letlhokwa Mpedi as a full member of the ASSAf Council. The appointments are for the remainder of the 2024–2028 Council term and follow the death of ASSAf Vice-President Professor Roseanne Diab. The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Blade Nzimande, endorsed the appointments in terms of Regulation 13.1 after nominations by the ASSAf Council.

Facts

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City of Johannesburg, Gauteng

Reference

https://www.assaf.org.za/2026/07/21/assaf-announces-appointments-of-professor-shireen-motala-as-vice-president-and-professor-letlhokwa-mpedi-to-council/

Key Takeaways

  • Organisation: Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)
  • Appointment: Professor Shireen Motala as Vice-President
  • Appointment: Professor Letlhokwa Mpedi as full member of ASSAf Council
  • Term: remainder of the 2024–2028 Council term
  • Reason: vacancy created by the untimely passing of Vice-President Professor Roseanne Diab
  • Legal basis: Regulation 13.1 of the ASSAf Regulations
  • Endorsement: Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Professor Blade Nzimande
  • Nominations: by ASSAf Council
  • Motala background: NRF/DSTI/DHET SARChI in Teaching and Learning (University of Johannesburg)
  • Mpedi background: Vice-Chancellor and Principal (University of Johannesburg)
  • Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)
  • Professor Shireen Motala
  • Professor Letlhokwa Mpedi
  • Professor Roseanne Diab
  • Professor Blade Nzimande
  • University of Johannesburg
  • NRF
  • DSTI
  • DHET
  • UNESCO
  • Education Policy Consortium
  • South African Education Research Association
  • University of Oxford (Saïd Business School)
  • Harvard University (John F. Kennedy School of Government)