The North-West University (NWU) Council reappointed Dr Anna Mokgokong, renowned business leader and entrepreneur, as its chancellor during its meeting on 13 November 2024.
As chancellor, she serves as titular head of the NWU, and all qualifications awarded by the university are formally conferred by her.
The term of office of the NWU chancellor is five years, and Dr Anna Mokgokong’s first term as chancellor of the NWU will end on 20 November 2024 due to the effluxion of time, after her appointment in 2019. Council elected Dr Mokgokong for a subsequent period of five years. I.e until 2029.
Dr Mokgokong is the co-founder and Executive Chairperson of Community Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd, a 100% black owned company that was established in 1995. She is a true social activist who has made immense contributions to the transformation of the companies on whose boards she serves.
In addition to her extensive business knowledge and acumen for her entrepreneurial ability, she has served on the boards of several JSE-listed companies, and as president of the South African Women Entrepreneurs Network (SAWEN). She is a former president of the International Women’s Forum of South Africa (IWFSA). In 1998, Dr Mokgokong was inducted in the Women Entrepreneurs of the World, an independent, international network of the world’s powerful and successful entrepreneurs. Over the years, she has received numerous accolades, the latest being honoured by the African Women in Business (AWiB) in partnership with Regenesys Business School with the prestigious Outstanding Leadership Award during the Inaugural AWiB Conference awards ceremony in Sandton on 24 August 2024.
Dr Mokgokong obtained a BSc from the University of Botswana, and an MBChB from the Medical University of South Africa. She is the first woman to receive an honorary doctorate of commerce from Unisa.
“It is such an honour to be re-elected as the NWU chancellor. This gives me an opportunity to continue to serve the NWU. I have been part of a journey that took the NWU on a new trajectory and look forward to being part of an even more exciting journey that lies ahead for the next five years. I have experienced immense professionalism, warmth, and determination at the NWU; thus, I am overjoyed that I will continue to play my part in its growth. says Dr Mokgokong.
Mr Bert Sorgdrager, Council chairperson, congratulated Dr Mokgokong on her reelection and expressed his gratitude for the active role that Dr Mokgokong plays within the NWU community.
