The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town (UCT) is the executive head also referred to as the principal. The VC has the overall responsibility for the policy and administration of the University. The current Vice-Chancellor is Mosa Moshabela.

List of vice-chancellors 1918-1938: Sir John Carruthers Beattie 1938-1947: AW Falconer 1948-1955: TB Davie 1956-1957: Reginald W. James, in an acting capacity 1958-1967: Jacobus Duminy 1968-1980: Sir Richard Luyt 1981-1996: Stuart J Saunders 1996-2000: Mamphela Ramphele 2000-2008: Njabulo Ndebele 2008-2018: Max Price 2018-2023: Mamokgethi Phakeng - placed on special leave and then early retirement 2023-2024: Daya Reddy (Interim) 2024-Current: Mosa Moshabela

See also Chancellor of the University of Cape Town

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