Appointments Office | Employee Relations | General email contacts | HR Client Services | HR Client Services: HR business partners by hub | HR Administration |
HR Compensation and Benefits | HR Management Information and Systems | HR Organisational Development | HR Payroll Office | HR Systems and Support Office |
Office of the Executive Director | Organisational Design | Organisational Health and Retirement | Registry | Staff Learning Centre | Staff Recruitment Office | UCTRF (UCT Retirement Fund) | Website

General email contacts
Name Position Room Ext. Email
General HR queries hr@uct.ac.za
Tax hr-tax@uct.ac.za
Analytics, Risk, Systems, Payroll & Admin
Name Position Room Ext. Email
Naeema Brey Director: Analytics, Risk, Systems, Payroll & Admin 217, Bremner Building 4224 naeema.brey@uct.ac.za  
Zoe Cosmopoulos Specialist: HR Analytics   4308 zoe.cosmopoulos@uct.ac.za
Helen Duncan HR Systems Training & End User Experience Specialist 122, Bremner Building 5450 helen.duncan@uct.ac.za
Appointments

Letters of appointment (including adhom promotions, headships and deputy deanships, but excluding adhoc, paid on claim and student appointments).
Relocation and immigration for appointments from payclass 9 and Lecturer and above, where duration of appointment exceeds 2 years.
Name Position Room Ext. Email
Cheryl Samuel Head: Appointments Office 120, Bremner Building 2196 cheryl.samuel@uct.ac.za
Yuzrah Abass Senior Appointments Officer 116, Bremner Building 2151 yuzrah.abass@uct.ac.za
Karen Bergsma Appointments Officer 116, Bremner Building 2158 karen.bergsma@uct.ac.za
Kareema Poggenpoel Appointments Assistant 116, Bremner Building 1653 kareema.poggenpoel@uct.ac.za
Employee Relations
Name Position Room Ext. Email
Barbara Mapara (Advocate) Director: Employee Relations Room 209 Bremner Building  4530 barbara.mapara@uct.ac.za
Clyde Henney Employee Relations Manager 215 Bremner Building 4097 clyde.henney@uct.ac.za
Marcel Du Toit Employee Relations Specialist 211, Bremner Building 5752 marcel.dutoit@uct.ac.za
Yaseen Moollatjie Employee Relations Specialist 210, Bremner Building 5470

yaseen.moollatjie@uct.ac.za
Sifiso Ndovela Employee Relations Specialist 210, Bremner Building    
Mpe Ngcosane Employee Relations Specialist Room 210,Bremner Building   

mpe.ngcosane@uct.ac.za
Marilyn Vena Employee Relations Officer Room 212. Bremner Building  

marilyn.vena@uct.ac.za

 
HR Client Services
Name Position Room Ext. Email
Nalinee Maharaj (acting) Director: HR Client Services 222, Bremner Building 4225 nalinee.maharaj@uct.ac.za
Itebogeng Olifant

Manager, HRBPs:DSA Hub.

 132 Bremner Building 2195 itebogeng.olifant@uct.ac.za
Gavin Matthee (acting) & Rayaanah Savahl (acting) Manager, HRBPs: Academic Hub 4

Room G3 Beattie Building

Room 132, Bremner Building

4388

 

5210

gavin.matthee@uct.ac.za

 

rayaanah.savahl@uct.ac.za
Linzee Arendse Manager, HRBPs: Properties & Services Hub 1

 132, Bremner Building

 6998 linzee.arendse@uct.ac.za
Heidi Starr Manager, HRBPs: Faculty of Health Sciences Hub Dean's Suite,
Barnard Fuller Building		 6151 heidi.starr@uct.ac.za
HR Client Services: HR business partners by hub
Academic Hub (CHED, Faculty of Commerce, Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment, Faculty of Humanities, Faculty of Science, GSB, Libraries, Institutional Planning Department, International Academic Programmes Office, Postgraduate Funding Office, Research Contracts & Innovation, Research Office)
Name Position Room Ext. Email
Fairoza Parker-Dawood HR Business Partner: Faculty of Science  6.05, Chris Hani Building 6219 fairoza.parker-dawood@uct.ac.za
Rayaanah Savahl HR Business Partner:  CHED and Faculty of Law   5210 rayaanah.savahl@uct.ac.za
Lucille van Eeden HR Business Partner: Graduate School of Business GSB Block B & D 021 4061372 lucille.vaneeden@uct.ac.za

Rushda Alawie

 HR Business Partner:  Faculty of Commerce 3.09, Leslie Commerce Building 2169  rushda.alawie@uct.ac.za
Nurunisa Hendricks HR Business Partner: Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment.  609, 6th level,
New Engineering Building		 3921 nurunisa.hendricks@uct.ac.za
Gavin Matthee HR Business Partner: Faculty of Humanities G3 - Ground level,
Beattie Building		 4388 gavin.matthee@uct.ac.za
Position vacant HR Business Partner:  Faculty of Humanities; Baxter Theatre Room 132, Bremner Building 4066  
Barbara Jones HR Business Partner: Libraries; Research Office; Research Contracts & Innovation; Institutional Planning Department, International Academic Programmes Office; Postgraduate Funding Office 132 Bremner Building 3928 barbara.jones@uct.ac.za
DSA Hub
(Department of Student Affairs, ICTS)
Name Position Room Ext. Email

Simangele Gwala

 

 HR Business Partner: Residences Cleaning;  Student Wellness Services;  Student Development Room 132, Bremner Building   simangele.gwala@uct.ac.za
Patrick Ncuku HR Business Partner: Residences Catering; SH&RL Finance Admin; SH&RL Admin; College of Wardens; DSA IT; SHAAS; OCSAS. Room 132, Bremner Building 5836 patrick.ncuku@uct.ac.za
Unathi Maxhela HR Business Partner: Residences Facilities; Residence Life; Student Financial Aid. Room 132, Bremner Building 4600

unathi.maxhela@uct.ac.za

 
Ms Abigail Overmeyer HR Business Partner : ICTS Room 313, ICTS on Main 5376

abigail.overmeyer@uct.ac.za
Gay Tyler HR Business Partner: Department of Finance; HR Department, Staff Bodies   3927

gay.tyler@uct.ac.za

 
P&S  Hub 
(Properties & Services Department; Communication & Marketing Department; Development & Alumni Department;  Office of the Vice-Chancellor;  Office of the Registrar;  Office of Inclusivity & Change)
Name Position Room Ext. Email
Lulama Sibiya HR Business Partner:  Properties & Services (Capital Projects & Planning, Executive Director's Office; Health & Safety; Maintenance & Operations, Systems &technology; Traffic; Transport) Room 132, Bremner Building 2162 lulama.sibiya@uct.ac.za
Alta Fourie HR Business Partner:  Properties & Services (Campus Cleaning, Ground & Gardens, Educare, Irma Stern Museum, Postal Services) Room 132, Bremner Building 1526 alta.fourie@uct.ac.za
Muhsin Parker HR Business Partner: Properties & Services (Campus Protection Services & Risk   2992 Muhsin.parker@uct.ac.za
Helene Appollis     HR Business Partner:  Office of the Vice-Chancellor; Office of the Registrar;  Office of Inclusivity & Change;  Development and Alumni;  Communications & Marketing; Office of the Ombud. Room 132, Bremner Building  

helene.appollis@uct.ac.za

 
FHS Hub
(Faculty of Health Sciences)
Alison Tomlinson HR Business Partner: Faculty of Health Sciences: Integrative Biomedical Sciences; Psychiatry and Mental Health; Radiation Medicine; IDM; Anaesthesia. Dean's Suite,
Barnard Fuller Building		 6997 alison.tomlinson@uct.ac.za

Feryal Adams 

 HR Business Partner: Faculty of Health Sciences : Dean (including Comms & Marketing); Pathology (including SATVI). Dean's Suite,
Barnard Fuller Building		 6002 feryal.adams@uct.ac.za
Maryke King HR Business Partner: Faculty of Health Sciences: Public Health and Family Medicine;  Surgery; Director Faculty Operations  (incl. Business Development, Operations and IT); Primary Health Care Directorate.  Dean's Suite,
Barnard Fuller Building		 6732 maryke.king@uct.ac.za
Cheryl Hendricks HR Business Partner: Faculty of Health Sciences: Medicine (including DTHC)  Dean's Suite,
Barnard Fuller Building		  

cheryl.hendricks@uct.ac.za

 
Fatima Parker  HR Business Partner: Faculty of Health Sciences: Academic Administration;  Health Sciences Education;  Paediatrics and Child Health; Health & Rehabilitation Sciences Dean's Suite,
Barnard Fuller Building		 6195 fatima.parker@uct.ac.za
Najwa Sydow-Phillips

 HR Business Partner: Faculty of Health Sciences: Human Biology; Obstetrics & Gynaecology; Faculty of Health DD: Research (RAF, CRC, CRI, Research Ethics & Grants and Research Enterprise); Finance

 Dean’s Suite,
Barnard Fuller Building		 1519 najwa.sydow-phillips@uct.ac.za
HR Administration 
Please contact the HR Administrator responsible for your faculty or department for any queries regarding salary and COE related payments and deductions, leave, contract appointments (payment only), paid on claims, ad hoc payments.
Name Position Room Ext. Email
Michael Daniels HR Administration Manager   126, Bremner Building 4780 michael.daniels@uct.ac.za
Naseema Sayed HR Administration Team Leader: Hub 1  126, Bremner Building 3007 naseema.sayed@uct.ac.za
Wendy Newman HR Administrator: Hub 1:  Student Housing & Residence Life; Dept of Student Affairs;  Graduate School of Business; Faculty of Health Sciences (Dept of Psychiatry & Mental Health) .  126, Bremner Building 2151

wendy.newman@uct.ac.za

 
Jayde Martin HR Administrator: Hub 1: Faculty of Health Sciences (Dept of Paediatrics & Child Health; Dept of Health & Rehab Sciences; Dept of Obstetrics & Gynaecology; Institute for Infectious Diseases & Molecular Medicine) 126, Bremner Building 1982 jayde.martin@uct.ac.za
Vacant HR Administrator: Hub 1: Faculty of Health Sciences (Dept of Pathology; Dept of Integrative Biomedical Sciences; Dept of Human Biology; Faculty Office; Dept of Health Sciences Education; Dept of Surgery) 126, Bremner Building  

hradminforms07@uct.ac.za


 
Vuyisa Twalo HR Administrator: Hub 1: Faculty of Health Sciences (Dept of Medicine; Dept of Public Health & Family Medicine; Dept of Anaesthesia; Primary Health Care Directorate, Radiation Medicine) 126, Bremner Building 2161

vuyisa.twalo@uct.ac.za

 
Sabrina Kalu HR Administrator: Hub 1:  Office of the Vice Chancellor; Faculty of Law; Office of the Registrar; Baxter; Institutional Planning; Finance Department; IAPO. 126, Bremner Building 4412

sabrina.kalu@uct.ac.za

 
Lerato Sibanda HR Administrator: Hub 1:  ICTS; Communication & Marketing; Development & Alumni Department; Office for Inclusivity & Change; Research Contracts & Innovation; Research Office; Faculty of Health Sciences Finance 126, Bremner Building 6848 Lerato.sibanda@uct.ac.za
Kim Engelbrecht HR Administrative Assistant:  Hub 1 126, Bremner Building 2156 kim.engelbrecht@uct.ac.za
Nicolene Balfour HR Administration Team Leader: Hub 2  126, Bremner Building 3752

nicolene.balfour@uct.ac.za
Akhona Gaji HR Administrator:  Hub 2:  Faculty of Science;  126, Bremner Building 3807 akhona.gaji@uct.ac.za
Ngele Hlabeni HR Administrator: Hub 2: Centre for Higher Education Development; Properties & Services 126, Bremner Building 2167 ngele.hlabeni@uct.ac.za
Lee-Anne Koeries HR Administrator:  Hub 2:  Faculty of Commerce 126, Bremner Buildling 5182 lee-anne.koeries@uct.ac.za
Nicole George HR Administrator:  Hub 2:  Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment, Staff Bodies 126, Bremner Building 7731 nicole.george@uct.ac.za
Vacant HR Administrator: Hub 2: Faculty of Humanities; Department of Information Systems (Faculty of Commerce) 126, Bremner Building 4232

hradminforms12@uct.ac.za

 
Nondwe Lefume  HR Administrator: Hub 2: Faculty of Humanities; University Libraries; Human Resources Department; CHEC; TENET 126, Bremner Building 4427

nondwe.lefume@uct.ac.za

 
Julietta Esterhuizen (Acting) HR Administrative Assistant:  Hub 2 126, Bremner Building 4229

julietta.esterhuizen@uct.ac.za
HR Compensation and Benefits
Name Position Room Ext. Email
Blanche Claasen-Hoskins (acting) & Michelle Jacobs (acting) Director: Compensation and Benefits 221, Bremner Building

5685

5115

blanche.claasen-hoskins@uct.ac.za

michelle.jacobs@uct.ac.za
Michelle Jacobs Compensation & Benefits Specialist 220, Bremner Building 5115 michelle.jacobs@uct.ac.za 
HR Organisational Design
Name Position Room Ext Email
Kirsty Holmes Organisational Design Specialist 2.02 Cambria House 3152

kirsty.holmes@uct.ac.za

 
Pamela Hendricks (Maternity leave until October 2023) Organisational Design Co-ordinator 2.02 Cambria House 1479 pamela.hendricks@uct.ac.za 
Shakeelah Behardien (Parental leave replacement for Pamela Hendricks until October 2023) Organisational Design Co-ordinator 2.02 Cambria House 1497 shakeelah.behardien@uct.ac.za 
HR Organisational Development
Name Position Room Ext. Email
Joanne Uphill (acting) Director: Organisational Development & Effectiveness 222, Bremner Building 2147 joanne.uphill@uct.ac.za
Kirsty Holmes (acting) Manager: Organisational Development 2.05, Cambria House 3152 kirsty.holmes@uct.ac.za 
Cherise Llewellyn Organisational Development Officer 2.02 Cambria House 2420 cherise.llewellyn@uct.ac.za 
HR Payroll Office

Payruns, payslips, tax queries
Name Position Room Ext. Email
Sbongile Qwabe Payroll and Business Risk Manager 121, Bremner Building 2166 sbongile.qwabe@uct.ac.za
Noel Idas Payroll Super User 123, Bremner Building 2168 noel.idas@uct.ac.za
HR Systems 
Name Position Room Ext. Email
Siobhan Evans HR Systems Manager 119.1, Bremner Building 3689 siobhan.evans@uct.ac.za
Ashley Maslamoney HR Systems Specialist 121, Bremner Building 2069 ashley.maslamoney@uct.ac.za
Office of the Executive Director
Name Position Room Ext. Email
Bongani Ndaba (acting) Executive Director: Human Resources 222, Bremner Building 5997 / 2680 bongani.ndaba@uct.ac.za
Joy Henry Operations Manager 221.1, Bremner Building 2153 joy.henry@uct.ac.za
Melissa Dingwall Administrative Assistant 222, Bremner Building 5997 melissa.dingwall@uct.ac.za
Monique Manuel Procurement Clerk 222, Bremner Building 5487 monique.manuel@uct.ac.za
HR Staff Wellbeing & Reward
Name Position Room Ext. Email
Blanche Claasen-Hoskins

Manager: Staff Wellness, Appointments, Healthcare & Benefits

 219, Bremner Building 5685 blanche.claasen-hoskins@uct.ac.za
Susan Williams Wellness Officer 115, Bremner Building 4376 susan.williams@uct.ac.za
Debra De Gouveia-Meyer Healthcare Specialist 113.1, Bremner Building 4001 debra.degouveia-meyer@uct.ac.za
Danica Bowran On-site Healthcare Consultant from PSG 114, Bremner Building 084 611 9977 danica.bowran@psg.co.za
Rowina Nefdt Benefits & Exits Officer 117, Bremner Building 4330 rowina.nefdt@uct.ac.za
Craig Bodkin Social Benefits Administrative Assistant 117, Bremner Building 7047 craig.bodkiin@uct.ac.za 
Gaynor May Benefits Senior Secretary 114, Bremner Building 3519 gaynor.may@uct.ac.za
For Appointments contacts see above.
Registry
Name Position Room Ext. Email
Eric Nosilela Registry Assistant Registry, Bremner Building 2152 eric.nosilela@uct.ac.za
Julietta Esterhuizen Digital Information Assistant Registry, Bremner Building 5272 julietta.esterhuizen@uct.ac.za
Staff Learning Centre
Name Position Room Ext. Email
Karin Smit Manager: Staff Learning Centre 2.02, Cambria House 2935 karin.smit@uct.ac.za
Nura Brandreth Learning & Development Co-ordinator 2.06, Cambria House 1576 nura.brandreth@uct.ac.za
Glynnis Newdigate Writing Development Co-ordinator 2.06, Cambria House 3588 glynnis.newdigate@uct.ac.za
Sibongile Dano-Bopape Course Administrator Room 1.04, Cambria House 2768 sibongile.dano-bopape@uct.ac.za
Staff Recruitment Office
Name Position Room Ext. Email
Craig Alexander Recruitment Manager (Acting) (until 31.12.2023) La Grotta, Glen Darrach Road 5429 craig.alexander@uct.ac.za
Sithini Ngozi Recruitment Advertising Officer (Acting) (until 31.12.2023) La Grotta, Glen Darrach Road 2220 sithini.ngozi@uct.ac.za
Zahrah Matthews Recruitment Advisor: Health Sciences. La Grotta, Glen Darrach Road 1884 zahrah.matthews@uct.ac.za
Tracy Moore Recruitment Administrator: Health Sciences. La Grotta, Glen Darrach Road 5405 tracy.moore@uct.ac.za
Lily Nombombo Recruitment Advisor: Commerce, Engineering and the Built Environment. La Grotta, Glen Darrach Road 5689 lily.nombombo@uct.ac.za
Abigail Dixon Recruitment Administrator: Commerce,  Engineering and the Built Environment. (until 31.12.2023) La Grotta, Glen Darrach Road 1673

abigail.dixon@uct.ac.za
Mary Yiga Recruitment Advisor: CHED, DSA (until 31.12.2023) La Grotta, Glen Darrach Road 5764 mary.yiga@uct.ac.za
Senzo Ntshangase Recruitment Advisor: Humanities, HR, Finance, Properties and Services, ICTS (until 31.12.2023) La Grotta, Glen Darrach Road 1577 senzo.ntshangase@uct.ac.za
Ian Petersen Recruitment Administrator: CHED, DSA, Humanities, HR, Finance, Properties and Services, ICTS (until 31.12.2023) La Grotta, Glen Darrach Road 2163 ian.petersen@uct.ac.za
Shanaaz Jaffer Recruitment Advisor: CMD, GSB, Science, Office of the Vice-Chancellor, Office of the Registrar, Office for inclusivity and Change. La Grotta, Glen Darrach Road 4983 shanaaz.jaffer@uct.ac.za
Natasha Khan Recruitment Administrator: CMD, GSB, Science,Office of the Vice-Chancellor, Office of the Registrar, Office for Inclusivity and Change (until 31.12.2023) La Grotta, Glen Darrach Road 3469 natasha.khan@uct.ac.za
Nyameka Mpapama
(Maternity leave until August 2023)		 Recruitment Advisor: Libraries, Postgraduate Funding Office, Research Contracts & Innovation, Research Office,  IAPO, Baxter, IPD, DAD La Grotta, Glen Darrach Road 1884 meki.mpapama@uct.ac.za
Samantha Johnson
(Parental leave replacement for Nyameka Mpapama until August 2023)		 Recruitment Advisor: Libraries, Postgraduate Funding Office, Research Contracts & Innovation, Research Office,  IAPO, Baxter, IPD, DAD La Grotta, Glen Darrach Road 1884

samantha.johnson@uct.ac.za

 
Hlubi Ntsizi Recruitment Administrator: Libraries, Postgraduate Funding Office, Research Contracts & Innovation, Research Office, IAPO, Baxter, IPD, DAD (until 31.12.2023) La Grotta, Glen Darrach Road 3003 hlubi.ntsizi@uct.ac.za
UCTRF (UCT Retirement Fund) Office
Name Position Room Ext. Email
Penny Fabre UCTRF Principal Officer 134.2, Bremner Building 2159 penny.fabre@uct.ac.za
William Nkutha UCTRF Deputy Principal Officer 134.3, Bremner Building 2532 william.nkutha@uct.ac.za
Yumna Gamildien Retirement Officer 134, Bremner Building 3806 yumna.gamildien@uct.ac.za
Nosi Kutu Administrative Assistant 134, Bremner Building 1034

nosi.kutu@uct.ac.za
Lemeez Staggie Senior Secretary 134.2, Bremner Building 2934 lemeez.staggie@uct.ac.za
Website
Name Position Room Ext. Email
Katherine Wilson Web Content Manager 6.51 PD Hahn 2574 katherine.wilson@uct.ac.za

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