Vice-Chancellor and Principal | Professor Pamela Dube

Prof. Pamela Dube

The Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT) appointed Professor Pamela Zibuyile Dube as the Vice-Chancellor and Principal effective from 01 January 2023.

Prof. Dube is an accomplished international leader in academia, having attained numerous qualifications from various national and international universities. She is also the first woman to hold the position of Vice-Chancellor and Principal at CUT and the first female Vice-Chancellor in the Free State.

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Executive Director: Office of the Vice-Chancellor | Doctor Choice Makhetha

Dr Choice Makhetha

Dr Kelebogile Choice Makhetha was appointed Executive Director in the Office of the Vice-Chancellor and Principal, at the Central University of Technology (CUT), from 01 November 2024 - 31 October 2029. She is excited to return to CUT, where she previously (January 2018 - July 2019) served as the Transformation Advisor.

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Executive Director: Resources and Operations | Mr Setumo Llale

Mr Setumo Llale

Mr Setumo Llale was appointed Executive Director: Resources and Operations, effective 01 December 2024. With a robust professional background spanning 20 years, 15 of which have been dedicated to the higher education sector, Mr Llale brings a wealth of experience to his role.

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Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research, Innovation and Engagement | Professor Samson Mashele

Prof. Sam Mashele

Professor Samson Sitheni Mashele, former Dean of the Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, has been appointment as Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research, Innovation, and Engagement, effective 1 November 2025. Professor Mashele's leadership and academic excellence have significantly contributed to the university’s growth, and his new role marks an exciting chapter in advancing the university’s research and innovation agenda.

      

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Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Teaching and Learning | Professor Mogomme Masoga

Professor Mogomme Masoga

Professor Mogomme Alpheus Masoga is a distinguished scholar, acclaimed researcher, and seasoned academic leader who recently assumed the role of Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Teaching and Learning at the Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT), effective 1 August 2026.

With a career spanning decades of senior academic leadership, research management, and national policy development, Prof. Masoga brings a wealth of expertise to CUT. His appointment marks a pivotal moment for the University as it advances its 2026–2030 Strategic Plan, focusing on strengthening a student-centred academic ecosystem, enhancing student success, and positioning CUT as a future-focused, innovation-driven University of Technology.

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Institutional Registrar | Doctor Sally Dzingwa

Doctor Sally Dzingwa

Dr Sally Dzingwa holds the following qualifications: a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal; a Master of Administration (Research) from the University of KwaZulu-Natal; and a Doctor of Administration (PhD) from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

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Chief Financial Officer (CFO) | Ms Welna van der Berg (acting)

Ms Welna van der Berg is currently serving as the Acting Chief Financial Officer.

Welkom Campus | Professor Mzikayise Binza

Prof. Mzikayise Binza

Professor Mzikayise Shakespeare Binza serves as the Campus Principal of the Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT) Welkom Campus, a position he assumed on 1 July 2026. In this role, he provides strategic leadership to advance the campus's academic mission, strengthen student success, expand research and innovation opportunities, and foster meaningful partnerships that contribute to regional and national development.

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Chancellor of CUT

Dr Vincent Maphai was inaugurated as Chancellor on 12 April 2024.

The University Council is the highest decision-making body at Central University of Technology, Free State and consists of twenty-five members. Sixty percent (60%) of the members are external members.

The Institutional Forum (IF) was established to address the challenges facing CUT in the changing Higher Education Environment. The IF must ensure that the institution succeeds in stimulating, directing and using the creative and intellectual energies of the broader CUT community. The IF integrates the institutional responsibilities of academic and executive management, which is to provide strategic analysis and appropriate institutional policy and procedural advice to the Council, the Principal/Vice-Chancellor, Senate and the Management Committee of CUT.

The Senate is the primary forum in CUT for the discussion and resolution of academic matters and for developing for transmission to Council policies and procedures on academic aspects and implications of any business coming before the Council.

The Vice-Chancellor's Management Committee (VCMC), comprising of top management staff members, functions in an advisory capacity to the Vice-Chancellor. The main function of the VCMC is to advise on any matter referred to it by the Vice-Chancellor and on any matter referred to it by a member, in consultation with the Vice-Chancellor, as well as the management of projects.