{"id":101187,"date":"2026-06-23T16:47:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T14:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/?p=101187"},"modified":"2026-06-23T17:28:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T15:28:18","slug":"statement-of-condolence-on-the-passing-of-professor-tandi-matsha-erasmus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/statement-of-condolence-on-the-passing-of-professor-tandi-matsha-erasmus\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement of condolence on the passing of Professor Tandi Matsha-Erasmus"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"101187\" class=\"elementor elementor-101187\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-620ded3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"620ded3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60527a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60527a6\" 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;\">On behalf of the Council, Senate, Management, Staff and Students of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sol Plaatje University<\/span><\/a>, I extend our heartfelt condolences on the passing of Professor Tandi Matsha-Erasmus, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smu.ac.za\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU).<\/span><\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Professor Matsha-Erasmus was a respected higher education leader, accomplished researcher and principled academic whose contribution to the advancement of higher education in South Africa will be remembered with great appreciation. Her influence extended beyond the institutions she served, enriching the sector through her commitment to academic development, research excellence and the cultivation of future leaders.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We convey our deepest sympathies to the Council, Management, Staff and Students of Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University as they mourn the loss of an esteemed leader. Sol Plaatje University stands with the SMU community during this time of bereavement.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Our thoughts are also with Professor Matsha-Erasmus\u2019 family, friends and loved ones. May they find comfort in the remarkable legacy she leaves behind and in the many lives she touched throughout her distinguished career.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We honour her service, leadership and contribution to higher education, and join the sector in mourning her passing.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">May her soul rest in peace.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Professor Debra Meyer<br \/>Vice-Chancellor\/Principal<br \/>Sol Plaatje University<\/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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On behalf of the Council, Senate, Management, Staff and Students of Sol Plaatje University, I extend our heartfelt condolences on the passing of Professor Tandi Matsha-Erasmus, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU). 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