{"id":67939,"date":"2024-07-04T17:18:28","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T15:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/?page_id=67939"},"modified":"2026-01-21T13:41:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T11:41:08","slug":"council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/council\/","title":{"rendered":"Council"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"67939\" class=\"elementor elementor-67939\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43b3cb1 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43b3cb1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cff4be3\" data-id=\"cff4be3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0fecfcf\" data-id=\"0fecfcf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b113826 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b113826\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COUNCIL<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a89c05b\" data-id=\"a89c05b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a87317 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a87317\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-967d96d\" data-id=\"967d96d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f903870 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f903870\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Sol Plaatje University Council is the ultimate governing body within the University. It acts as the custodian of corporate governance for the institution<br \/>and is therefore responsible for ensuring that all related governance functions are performed effectively.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This responsibility is consistent, too, with King IV (specifically, Principle 5 of the King IV Code on Corporate Governance). Council is, therefore, ultimately responsible for the overall achievement of the University\u2019s mission, vision and purpose.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Current-Members-of-Council-2025-11-26.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a> to view the current composition of Council, Committees of Council and Executive Management.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d9908a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d9908a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-869a3a9\" data-id=\"869a3a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-25c3768 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25c3768\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-69034b4\" data-id=\"69034b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f979a3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5f979a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Photograph-2-Prof-R-J-Carolissen-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-68034\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Photograph-2-Prof-R-J-Carolissen-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Photograph-2-Prof-R-J-Carolissen-1-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-123c099\" data-id=\"123c099\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5781a73 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5781a73\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-37eea3a\" data-id=\"37eea3a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8821ba9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8821ba9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Professor R J Carolissen  - Chairperson: Council, EXCO, REMCO, FINCO<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64c08a0\" data-id=\"64c08a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d58dcc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d58dcc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18fe278 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18fe278\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79bdd95\" data-id=\"79bdd95\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea62c2c elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea62c2c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-43e1e61\" data-id=\"43e1e61\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8eea9f\" data-id=\"c8eea9f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-061ebee elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"061ebee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MOKGORO-G-B-MR-1-e1720118730985-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-67824\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MOKGORO-G-B-MR-1-e1720118730985-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MOKGORO-G-B-MR-1-e1720118730985-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Mr\u00a0G B Mokgoro<\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Deputy Chairperson: Council, EXCO, REMCO, FINCO\nMember: FPIITC, NSC<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b24759a\" data-id=\"b24759a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-720ab6c\" data-id=\"720ab6c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68d4f49 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"68d4f49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/KAJEE-S-A-H-MR-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-68041\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/KAJEE-S-A-H-MR-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/KAJEE-S-A-H-MR-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Mr\u00a0S A H Kajee<\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Chairperson: ARC, Member: EXCO<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00a8aaa\" data-id=\"00a8aaa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c1dd77e elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c1dd77e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ae59b4\" data-id=\"7ae59b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f805d48\" data-id=\"f805d48\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1504db2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1504db2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/LOOTS-A-MS-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-67815\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/LOOTS-A-MS-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/LOOTS-A-MS-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Ms A Loots<\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Deputy Chairperson: FPIITC, NSC\nMember: EXCO<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-42ee595\" data-id=\"42ee595\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7c4641 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7c4641\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da0cee1\" data-id=\"da0cee1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6f5c0d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a6f5c0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Photograph-Ms-S-V-Tyobeka-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-68049\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Photograph-Ms-S-V-Tyobeka-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Photograph-Ms-S-V-Tyobeka-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Photograph-Ms-S-V-Tyobeka-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Photograph-Ms-S-V-Tyobeka-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Photograph-Ms-S-V-Tyobeka-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Photograph-Ms-S-V-Tyobeka-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Photograph-Ms-S-V-Tyobeka.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Ms S V Tyobeka <\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Chairperson: HRC, Member: EXCO and REMCO<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1753279\" data-id=\"1753279\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60d25e3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"60d25e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Botha-Gladys-Ms-Photograph-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-25895\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Botha-Gladys-Ms-Photograph-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Botha-Gladys-Ms-Photograph-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Ms G Botha<\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Member: HRC<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-886562a\" data-id=\"886562a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2acc05 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2acc05\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1db96b1\" data-id=\"1db96b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4c330d\" data-id=\"b4c330d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57aaab3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"57aaab3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SPU-Marais-Martin-DSC_8795-512x512-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-4205\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SPU-Marais-Martin-DSC_8795-512x512-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SPU-Marais-Martin-DSC_8795-512x512-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SPU-Marais-Martin-DSC_8795-512x512-271x270.jpg 271w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SPU-Marais-Martin-DSC_8795-512x512-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SPU-Marais-Martin-DSC_8795-512x512.jpg 513w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Ms\u00a0M A\u00a0Marais-Martin<\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Member: ARC<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5738615\" data-id=\"5738615\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d34d1a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d34d1a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-001db8a\" data-id=\"001db8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6380bcd elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6380bcd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b895a9b\" data-id=\"b895a9b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-754e315\" data-id=\"754e315\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d00255 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2d00255\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MOSIMEGE-S-B-MRS-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-67832\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MOSIMEGE-S-B-MRS-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MOSIMEGE-S-B-MRS-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Mrs S B Mosimege<\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Member: SENATE, ARC<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7f7c12\" data-id=\"b7f7c12\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf273a5\" data-id=\"cf273a5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b42eba elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9b42eba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Nomsa-pic1-e1720119023236-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-67842\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Nomsa-pic1-e1720119023236-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Nomsa-pic1-e1720119023236-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr F N Ntshingila<\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Member: IF, FPIITC<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a6d318\" data-id=\"9a6d318\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-908f0ae elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"908f0ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/012-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-74740\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/012-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/012-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Judge L P Tlaletsi<\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Member: SENATE<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd9f27c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd9f27c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-019dbeb\" data-id=\"019dbeb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f41a6c8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f41a6c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/014-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-74728\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/014-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/014-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr C B Mothibi<\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Member: IF<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d9ba26\" data-id=\"1d9ba26\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-897f5f8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"897f5f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/004-8-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-74851\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/004-8-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/004-8-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Mr S Roopa<\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Member: HRC<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c85936b\" data-id=\"c85936b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-598ea97 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"598ea97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/istockphoto-499642119-612x612-002-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-38688\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elementor\/thumbs\/istockphoto-499642119-612x612-002-pxqqmam577does0tn6u6an860vln44he63qs11d3do.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elementor\/thumbs\/istockphoto-499642119-612x612-002-pxqqmam70zkbts9f9k4xgrhpkvx33rayzsmj952xfc.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/istockphoto-499642119-612x612-002-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/istockphoto-499642119-612x612-002-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/istockphoto-499642119-612x612-002.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Prof N E Rakolote<\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">New Council Appointed Member<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ebef8d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ebef8d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-875d93f\" data-id=\"875d93f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9926e2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f9926e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/istockphoto-499642119-612x612-002-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-38688\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elementor\/thumbs\/istockphoto-499642119-612x612-002-pxqqmam577does0tn6u6an860vln44he63qs11d3do.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elementor\/thumbs\/istockphoto-499642119-612x612-002-pxqqmam70zkbts9f9k4xgrhpkvx33rayzsmj952xfc.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/istockphoto-499642119-612x612-002-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/istockphoto-499642119-612x612-002-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/istockphoto-499642119-612x612-002.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Mr F E Cloete<\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">New Council Appointed Member<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3aafba8\" data-id=\"3aafba8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-139445a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"139445a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/istockphoto-499642119-612x612-002-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-38688\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elementor\/thumbs\/istockphoto-499642119-612x612-002-pxqqmam577does0tn6u6an860vln44he63qs11d3do.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elementor\/thumbs\/istockphoto-499642119-612x612-002-pxqqmam70zkbts9f9k4xgrhpkvx33rayzsmj952xfc.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/istockphoto-499642119-612x612-002-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/istockphoto-499642119-612x612-002-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/istockphoto-499642119-612x612-002.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Adv T C Mbhansa<\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">New Ministerially Appointed Member<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f43fc7b\" data-id=\"f43fc7b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61e6b59 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"61e6b59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/istockphoto-499642119-612x612-002-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-38688\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elementor\/thumbs\/istockphoto-499642119-612x612-002-pxqqmam577does0tn6u6an860vln44he63qs11d3do.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elementor\/thumbs\/istockphoto-499642119-612x612-002-pxqqmam70zkbts9f9k4xgrhpkvx33rayzsmj952xfc.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/istockphoto-499642119-612x612-002-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/istockphoto-499642119-612x612-002-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/istockphoto-499642119-612x612-002.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Adv C K Slump<\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">New Council Appointed Member<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a5ab73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a5ab73\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34eaa54\" data-id=\"34eaa54\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dadd051\" data-id=\"dadd051\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe430dc\" data-id=\"fe430dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16f8905 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16f8905\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f88603\" data-id=\"3f88603\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e05467 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e05467\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Internal Council Members<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b10e88 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b10e88\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b18029\" data-id=\"1b18029\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-966eec0 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"966eec0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c8b9f6\" data-id=\"3c8b9f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b94e682\" data-id=\"b94e682\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b12a3d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6b12a3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/new-DVC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-51033\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/new-DVC-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/new-DVC-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/elementor\/thumbs\/new-DVC-qo52rdourtvtweodqgrckfo2hxhrvr5rddkay4hxa0.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Prof\u00a0D Meyer<\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Vice-Chancellor and Principal<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-75321d4\" data-id=\"75321d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23807c7\" data-id=\"23807c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ad8ee9 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ad8ee9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-540ba8d\" data-id=\"540ba8d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b39019f\" data-id=\"b39019f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17d82fe elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"17d82fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/istockphoto-499642119-612x612-002-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-38688\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elementor\/thumbs\/istockphoto-499642119-612x612-002-pxqqmam577does0tn6u6an860vln44he63qs11d3do.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elementor\/thumbs\/istockphoto-499642119-612x612-002-pxqqmam70zkbts9f9k4xgrhpkvx33rayzsmj952xfc.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/istockphoto-499642119-612x612-002-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/istockphoto-499642119-612x612-002-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/istockphoto-499642119-612x612-002.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Deputy Vice-Chancellor: RIPGS<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cdf7fad\" data-id=\"cdf7fad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-731ab15\" data-id=\"731ab15\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-639d2fb elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"639d2fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc712db\" data-id=\"cc712db\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7de301a\" data-id=\"7de301a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c13497 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0c13497\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Photo_Godfrey-Maringira_-002-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-67856\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Photo_Godfrey-Maringira_-002-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Photo_Godfrey-Maringira_-002-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Photo_Godfrey-Maringira_-002.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Prof\u00a0G Maringira<\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Senate Representative<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-991939d\" data-id=\"991939d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b11f18 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b11f18\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d95357\" data-id=\"2d95357\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-09ee74f elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09ee74f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8efb51\" data-id=\"a8efb51\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-049d994\" data-id=\"049d994\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1990fd6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1990fd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Teise-V-N-Prof-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-68054\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Teise-V-N-Prof-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Teise-V-N-Prof-45x45.png 45w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Prof\u00a0V N Teise<\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Senate Representative, Member: HRC<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1dd5920\" data-id=\"1dd5920\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a54bf34\" data-id=\"a54bf34\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f4402c9 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f4402c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c610c26\" data-id=\"c610c26\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2b7422\" data-id=\"f2b7422\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6175db8\" data-id=\"6175db8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bdc8f7\" data-id=\"8bdc8f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-143fd5f elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"143fd5f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-91574c1\" data-id=\"91574c1\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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elementor-element-aa36f6f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa36f6f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37bd14f\" data-id=\"37bd14f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-22932b7 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22932b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-33265c4\" data-id=\"33265c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-df88e39\" data-id=\"df88e39\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-814b8cd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"814b8cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/istockphoto-499642119-612x612-002-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-38688\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elementor\/thumbs\/istockphoto-499642119-612x612-002-pxqqmam577does0tn6u6an860vln44he63qs11d3do.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elementor\/thumbs\/istockphoto-499642119-612x612-002-pxqqmam70zkbts9f9k4xgrhpkvx33rayzsmj952xfc.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/istockphoto-499642119-612x612-002-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/istockphoto-499642119-612x612-002-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/istockphoto-499642119-612x612-002.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Mr G D Van Niekerk<\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">President: SRC 2025\/26<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1b1a91\" data-id=\"d1b1a91\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b648b7c\" data-id=\"b648b7c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-662f280 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"662f280\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-952d148\" data-id=\"952d148\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0828a8\" data-id=\"b0828a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a884cf elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5a884cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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