OWNING THE SCARS AND THE STARS OF MY JOURNEY, leading and driving transformation at previously Afrikaans universities, from Free State - Stellenbosch

554pp., paperback, Reach Publishers, Wandsbeck, 2025

ISBN: 9781776369034

In her memoir Dr. Choice Makhetha discusses her decades of experience in working to transform higher education in South Africa.

Her book offers an understanding of the institutional culture at previously Afrikaans universities and how this culture impacts student life. It explores the transformation framework within public higher education, provides insights into dealing with toxic residence culture, pressure from internal and external protectors of the status quo, and indecisive leadership. Dr Makhetha also shares methods for building partnerships and finding allies to share the transformation journey.

Dr. Choice Makhetha is currently Executive Director in the Office of the Vice-Chancellor, Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT). She was Senior Director: Student Affairs at Stellenbosch University (2019-2024) and Vice-Rector: Student Affairs and External Relations at the University of the Free State (2012-2016).