Sakhela Buhlungu

Sakhele Buhlungu is a South African academic and the current vice chancellor of University of Fort Hare. He is the former Dean of Humanities at University of Cape Town.

Academic career

He held academic positions from multiple South African universities. He began at Fort hare. He was a Sociology lecturer at Wits(1996-2002),senior lecture (2002-2006), associate professor (2006), head of the department of sociology (2006-2007) and became a full professor in 2006-2008). Buhlungu then became professor of sociology at University of Johannesburg (July,2008 -2010) and University of Pretoria (2011-2013). In 2013 he was appointed vice dean of the faculty of humanities at the University of Pretoria.

Professional experience

• Teacher at Manzana High school Eastern cape (1983-1984)
• Research trainee International labour research and information group (UCT)
• Education officer PPWAWU(1987-1991)
• Assistant general (PPWAWU) a COSATU affiliated union(1991-1992)
• Writer for The Shop Steward (COSATU)1992-1994