Tawana Kupe

Tawana Kupe
Tawana Kupe in 2019
Vice-Chancellor and Principal University of Pretoria
In office
January 2019  July 2023
Preceded byCheryl de la Rey
Personal details
NationalityZimbabwean
Alma materUniversity of Zimbabwe
University of Oslo
OccupationAcademic administrator
Media studies professional
AwardsKnight of the French Legion of Honour

Tawana Kupe is a Zimbabwean academic. He was the vice-chancellor of the University of Pretoria in South Africa. Prior to this appointment he held several senior positions at the University of Witwatersrand, including deputy vice-chancellor and vice-principal, where he also founded the Media Studies Department. He also lectured at Rhodes University. Before Rhodes, he worked in various academic capacities at the University of Zimbabwe.