{"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. He highlights the University\u2019s contribution to regional development and positions it as a university shaped by the people it serves, with a broader place within South Africa\u2019s higher education landscape.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Watch the interview below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d66306 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"6d66306\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/y7UGKa66yzY?si=WeyajpQ5PPbuN9bL&amp;sfnsn=scwspwa&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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>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. 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