Puleng LenkaBula explained

Puleng LenkaBula is a South African academic and university administrator. She is the first ever female vice-chancellor of the University of South Africa (UNISA).^[1]

Education

LenkaBula studied theological ethics at the University of South Africa, writing a PhD thesis on the ethics of bioprospecting in 2006.^[2]

Career

She was dean of students at the University of the Witwatersrand before joining the University of the Free State (UFS), where she was vice-rector of institutional change, student affairs and community engagement.^[3] In November 2020 she was announced as the successor to Mandla Makhanya as principal and vice-chancellor of UNISA, in a unanimous decision by the university council. Her appointment comes into effect on 1 January 2021, though the council has extended Makhanya's term to April 2021 to ensure a smooth handover.^[1]

Works

• From the womb into a hostile world: Christian ethics and sexual abuse against children in South Africa . Journal of Theology for Southern Africa . 114 . 2002 . 55–68.
• Justice and Reconciliation in Post-Apartheid South Africa: A South African Woman's Perspective . International Review of Mission . 2005 . 94 . 372 . 103–111. 10.1111/j.1758-6631.2005.tb00489.x . Lenkabula . Puleng .
• A journey on the path of an African feminist theologian and pioneer, Mercy Amba Oduyoye: continuing the pursuit for justice in the church and in society . Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae . 34 . 1–27.
• Beyond Anthropocentricity – Botho/Ubuntu and the Quest for Economic and Ecological Justice in Africa . Religion and Theology . 15 . 3–4 . 2008 . 375–394 . 10.1163/157430108X376591 . Lenkabula . Puleng .

Notes and References

1. News: Msindisi Fengu . Unisa appoints first black female vice-chancellor Puleng LenkaBula . news24.com . 6 November 2020 . 4 March 2021 .
2. Puleng LenkaBula . Bioprospecting and intellectual property rights on African plant commons and knowledge : a new form of colonization viewed from an ethical perspective . University of South Africa .
3. News: Edwin Naidu . UNISA's first woman vice-chancellor mindful of task ahead . 3 December 2020 . University World News . 4 March 2021 .