University of Cape Town

Ezra Davids is the chairman of Corporate/M&A at Bowmans specialising in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and securities law.

Dianna Yach is currently chairperson of the Mauerberger Foundation Fund (MFF), privately established in 1936, which supports community-based and academic institutions in South Africa (Western Province), Israel and Ramallah. The MFF seeks to advance human rights and social justice by supporting ethical leaders in health, welfare, education, arts and culture, and sustainable environment matters.

Zama Khanyile is a fund manager at the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) and she is in charge of the uMnotho Fund that deals with acquisitions, new ventures and expansions.

Professor Danwood Chirwa has been the dean of the Faculty of Law since 1 January 2019.

Sidney van Heerden is the acting executive director of the Development and Alumni Department (DAD). DAD is a key role player in advancing the objectives of the university by aligning institutional advancement (fundraising and alumni strategies) with the university’s strategic plan (Vision 2030). DAD ensures that both fundraising and alumni relations strategies yield adequate resources to support the university’s mission at a time when higher education funding streams face significant challenges.

Miriam Hoosain was appointed as executive director of human resources (HR) from 1 January 2011.

Hoosain has many years of experience in management and human resources at UCT. She started in the university’s HR Department in 1999, when she was employed as an employment equity officer. She rose steadily up the ranks over the years and served as senior HR advisor to the Faculty of Health Sciences after June 2004. In August 2010 she took over as acting executive director of HR.