The 56-year-old UCT Vice-Chancellor continues to spread positivity onlineRosina Mamokgethi Phakeng is a South African academic, professor, and the University of Cape Town’s vice-chancellor at the moment. She is the first black woman to earn a PhD in mathematics education from the University of the Witwatersrand.

She has held the position of executive dean at the University of South Africa’s College of Engineering and Technology. She go on as the second in command of exploration and advancement in a similar foundation.

 

 

 

 

 

 
-Age;

At the time of this writing, Prof. Phakeng was 55 years old. She was born in 1966. By the beginning of November, she will be 56. In contrast to what many would anticipate from a woman of her standing, her birthdays rarely feature extravagant celebrations.

-Son;

The mathematics professor has not one but three sons. Her first marriage, which lasted almost two decades, resulted in the birth of her first son, a man named Tsholofelo. She adopted two additional sons. Her devotion to her boys is unfathomably deep.

In a tweet two years ago, she said that being a mother is one of the most important things one can do to change the world, as long as one raises boys well and teaches them to respect women and to stand up for others. She gave a hint about this love.

Family Prof. Phakeng, her husband Lucky Phakeng, herself, her biological son, and two adopted sons make up her small family.

-Husband;

Mamokgethi Phakeng has been married twice in her life. In 1988, she wed Richard Setati for the first time. However, the marriage ended in 2007 after 19 years. In 2012, she married again. Madimetja Lucky Phakeng is her second marriage partner. He got a PhD in 2019, and she celebrated him on Twitter.

-Qualifications;

Prof. Phakeng graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand with a B.Ed, M.Ed, and PhD in mathematics education, in addition to a B.A. (Ed) in pure mathematics from the University of Bophuthatswana, which is now part of UNW.