AmaZulu King Misizulu ka Zwelithi and his wife Ntokozo Mayisela were among the dignitaries at the Cape Town Convention Centre. .
Moloi-Motsepe, assumed the ceremonial role but her inauguration was postponed due to Covid-19 restrictions.
UCT vice-chancellor, Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, said Moloi-Motsepe had not been officially inaugurated, that had not stopped her from being hands-on and playing a vital part on campus.
Phakeng further cited an example, through the Motsepe Foundation, Moloi-Motsepe paid for students who could not graduate because they had outstanding fees.
Charitable acts through the Motsepe Foundation, are not unusual, said Mamokgethi Phakeng, as the foundation had also contributed R44 million to needy students in other institutions.
UCT council chairperson, Babalwa Ngonyama, said Moloi-Motsepe served as a role model for the university.
“Our chancellor supports our principal ally and our defender on critical matters on which a university must take a stand.” Ngonyama said:
She advances the reputation of our university around the world and helps to grow a sense of belonging among members of our most-valued community.
She also thanked Moloi-Motsepe’s predecessor, Graça Machel, who was the UCT chancellor for 20 years. Ngonyama, said Machel was a role model for young women whom she encouraged to take the struggle of women to a higher level.
Machel, whose recorded congratulatory message was played at the installation of Moloi-Motsele, said after serving as a chancellor for 20 years, she was proud what the university had achieved.
“I’m so pleased to see that you have selected a successor to this important office, who like me, is committed to changing the face of leadership across Africa, and especially to upholding the rights of people who have been marginalised because of gender, and economic status.
Sources: News24, News.uct.ac.za
