{"id":91756,"date":"2026-03-29T13:32:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T11:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/?p=91756"},"modified":"2026-03-30T13:15:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T11:15:47","slug":"thebe-ikalafeng-shares-his-vision-as-spu-chancellor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/thebe-ikalafeng-shares-his-vision-as-spu-chancellor\/","title":{"rendered":"Thebe Ikalafeng shares his vision as SPU Chancellor"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"91756\" class=\"elementor elementor-91756\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b40479 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3b40479\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a28ec2d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a28ec2d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46002dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46002dd\" 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;\">Sol Plaatje University Chancellor, Thebe Ikalafeng, was interviewed on SABC News following his appointment to a five-year term as the second Chancellor of Sol Plaatje University.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the interview, he outlines his vision for the institution and reflects on its role within Kimberley and the Northern Cape. 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