Vista University

Vista University

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Type	Public
Established	1981 (Closed)
Location	Pretoria , South Africa
Campus	Urban

Vista University, South Africa was established in 1981 by the apartheid government to ensure that urban black South Africans seeking tertiary education would be accommodated within the townships rather than on campuses reserved for other population groups.

Its campuses were based in Bloemfontein [1], Daveyton (East Rand), Mamelodi, Port Elizabeth, Sebokeng, Soweto and Welkom. The administrative head office and the Distance Education Campus were located in Pretoria.

The university has since been closed. Its facilities and some members of the staff have been merged into other universities, including:

• the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University,
• the University of the Free State,
• the University of Johannesburg,
• the University of Pretoria,
• the University of South Africa (VUDEC) and
• the Vaal University of Technology.

Notable staff

• Paul Avis (deceased), 1970s professional tennis player and clinical psychologist
• Mark Behr, author
• Kagiso Chikane, wife of Frank Chikane
• Alan Clark, CEO of SABMiller
• Kenny Kunene, businessman
• Griezel Matome Raphahlelo, Scientist and Entepreneur
• Sipho Seepe, political analyst